• Introduction (150 words): State an overview of the chosen scenario and the communication framework/concepts you will use in your essay. This first paragraph should provide the thesis statement and...

•    Introduction (150 words): State an overview of the chosen scenario and the communication framework/concepts you will use in your essay. This first paragraph should provide the thesis statement and the overview of main points or brief plan for what is included in your essay.

•    Communication Framework/Concepts (200 words): Discuss your chosen communication framework/concepts.  Briefly explain how it relates or is relevant to your chosen scenario. Why it is suitable and are there any relevant positive or negative aspects of the framework/concepts that are important considerations for nurses. Write one paragraph here with the first sentence of the paragraph providing the main point – the communication framework and its relationship to the scenario. The rest of the paragraph explains why it is suitable and its positive and negative aspects for nurses, using evidence from the literature.
•    Analysis of the Communication Scenario (700 words): Analyse the communication scenario and identify the elements that reflect ineffective interpersonal communication.  Draw upon some literature to support your analysis of the communication scenario. Use at least three paragraphs here with each paragraph’s main point relating to a particular element. The rest of each paragraph will explain and support the main points by referring to the evidence and relating it to the scenario element using examples.

•    Apply your Chosen Communication Framework (400 words) Use your chosen framework/concepts to discuss effective communication within the chosen scenario and support and justify your discussion with reference to evidence based literature. Use at least 2 paragraphs here with each paragraph’s main point explaining an area of effective communication. The rest of each paragraph will explain and support the main points by referring to the evidence and relating it to the scenario using examples.

•    Conclusion (150 words): Briefly restate the case scenario and your chosen communication framework and summarise how it was relevant, your main analysis findings and the main ways you applied your framework to suggest effective communication within the chosen scenario. Use one paragraph for this conclusion, restating your thesis, providing an overview of main points and providing a concluding sentence or two that rounds out your learning from the assignment.