Too much information.
Stop! Don't forward that e mail (or copy it to everyone under the sun) at least not yet. Have you carefully considered who needs to know and what they need to know about the message you are forwarding? Have you examined the content closely to see whether there is further information or clarification necessary for the application of the information in the emergency department (ED) Or, are you a vector of information overload? Like the boy who cried "wolf," filling up people's mailboxes with nonessential, nonapplicable, or incomplete information almost ensures that they won't pay attention to the messages that really are important. It's a classic case of TMI (too much information) a condition that has reached pandemic proportions. Translation and communication of information is the responsibility of all leaders and a key role for advanced practice nurses. In fact, one could argue that information brokering is the very essence of the clinical nurse specialist role. So, how do we do our jobs while helping prevent the spread of information overload? To be an effective conduit of information, consider the following Five Rights of Information Dissemination before you hit the Send button.
Advanced emergency nursing journal