This one is for anyone who shares information with others.
In healthcare, there are eight rights for medication administration: the right patient, medication, dose, route, time, documentation, reason, and response.
You can use the same eight rights for information dissemination: the right audience, information, dose or amount of information, route (in person, phone, Zoom, email, one-on-one or group meeting), time (why now), reason (for sharing the info,) and response (did the information elicit the desired effect). Regarding documentation, whenever you share information, do a quick evaluation, jotting down what went well, what didn’t go well, and what would you do differently next time?
[photo: me at one of my favorite places for disseminating information- my home office with my buddy, via computer with sunshine & a beautiful view.]
