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BriefingNotesExamples2.docxBriefing Note Assignment - Examples
http://rnao.ca/policy/briefing-notes/preventing-managing-violence-workplace
The links above provide examples of briefing notes. There are many ways of writing a briefing note.
The first example is not related to nursing but it is addressed to a person (audience), the Purpose is the issue/problem is stated concisely, the Background gives a brief history of the issue, and the Current Situation speaks to what is happening now. The Key Considerations are the 3 bulleted points in the Current Situation section. There are 3 Options related directly to and may help to solve the considerations outlined in the 3 bulleted points (Key Considerations). Note that each option provides at least one advantage and one disadvantage. This briefing note ends with a Recommendations section but in this example, only states the preferred option and does not summarize the major important points the reader should take away. Often busy decision-makers only read the last section; therefore, the writer of this briefing note lost the opportunity to quickly draw attention to and inform the decision-maker.
Alternatively, in the RNAO briefing note example, the issue relates directly to nursing but the briefing note does not follow the recommended format (Issue, Background, Current Situation, Key Considerations, Recommendations) that should be addressed in the Briefing Note Assignment guidelines. Therefore, it is suggested you use the above examples to get the general idea of how a briefing note is written but be sure to include all of the key areas in the Briefing Note Assignment guidelines when writing your briefing note.
Notice there are no citations or reference list in these examples! For your Briefing Note assignment, you are expected to acknowledge your sources of information with citations and a complete reference list according to Conestoga College’s Academic Integrity Policy.
Finally, you might consider the briefing note to be similar to SBAR (Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendations) and similar to papers you wrote in COMM1085 (introduction/thesis statement, significance, background, 2-3 body paragraphs with support and development of the thesis, and one concluding paragraph). Consider booking an appointment with Student Success Services if you require added support with your writing skills.
Prepared by Valerie Abbott, March 2019, in consultation with Lisa Trimble, Teaching and Learning, Conestoga College
