Which scenario demonstrates intrapersonal communication?

• A. Nurse writes internal thoughts about reducing hours
• B. Nurse discusses with colleague
• C. Nurse calls patient
• D. Nurse attends staff meeting

Answer: (A)

Intrapersonal communication is the internal dialogue you have with yourself—your thoughts, reflections, and self-talk that guide decisions and feelings. The nurse who writes internal thoughts about reducing hours is expressing that self-talk, with no direct message to another person. It’s an internal process.

The other scenarios involve interacting with others: discussing with a colleague is interpersonal communication, calling a patient is interpersonal, and attending a staff meeting involves communicating with a group. So the internal jotting of thoughts best demonstrates intrapersonal communication.