Nurse attempts to make notes (7)
I believe the answer is:
entries
'make notes' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to communication as well as being plural nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?
'nurse attempts' is the wordplay.
'nurse' becomes 'en' (abbreviation for enrolled nurse).
'attempts' becomes 'tries' ('try' can be a synonym of 'attempt').
'en'+'tries'='ENTRIES'
'to' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for entries that I've seen before include "Portals" , "Items inserted in written records" , "Gateways" , "Submissions to competition" , "Items inserted in a written record" .)