Choosing an encounter along these lines should allow you to adequately ‘unpack’ the encounter into the template. What happened, why did it happen, what was/was not done? etc. If you were to choose something like ‘patient with multi-organ failure’ as your encounter, this is highly complex and you would not be able to ‘unpack’ this to a level that demonstrates your thinking within the existing word count. Therefore, your choice of clinical encounter really does need some considered thought to ensure that it will allow you to meet the requirements of the assessment.
In the unit outline, it also details options such as communication challenges with staff, etc. Please be mindful that if you were to choose an encounter like this, the patient still needs to be visible. What was the reason/assessment/cue that prompted the conversation in the first place, what were you worried about? We are still required to see the necessary patient information within the template.
Most importantly, the intention in choosing your encounter is not looking for that ‘textbook’ perfect scenario. It is about choosing something where within the process something was missed or didn’t go to plan or could have been done better that affected (or could have affected) the outcome. -This is what we are wanting you to explore further in Part C. For now, you are setting the scene, explaining what happened, why and how.