In I PASS the BATON, what does the 'Intro' component require?

In I PASS the BATON, what does the 'Intro' component require?

• A. Include patient medical history
• B. Confirm patient contact information
• C. Introduce yourself and your role/job (include patient)
• D. Document the patient’s advance care plan

Answer: (C)

In this handoff framework, the first step is about establishing who is talking and who they are talking to. The Intro component is specifically to introduce yourself and your role with the patient, and to include the patient in that introduction. This straightaway orients the receiving team: they know who is handing off the information, who to contact with questions, and which patient is being discussed. It creates accountability and sets a clear starting point for the rest of the handoff. Details about the patient’s medical history belong later, in the background or patient summary portion, because they add context to the patient rather than establish who is delivering the information. Confirming patient contact information is a logistics check rather than part of the introduction, and documenting the patient’s advance care plan relates to goals of care and planning, not to the initial orientation of the handoff.

In this handoff framework, the first step is about establishing who is talking and who they are talking to. The Intro component is specifically to introduce yourself and your role with the patient, and to include the patient in that introduction. This straightaway orients the receiving team: they know who is handing off the information, who to contact with questions, and which patient is being discussed. It creates accountability and sets a clear starting point for the rest of the handoff.

Details about the patient’s medical history belong later, in the background or patient summary portion, because they add context to the patient rather than establish who is delivering the information. Confirming patient contact information is a logistics check rather than part of the introduction, and documenting the patient’s advance care plan relates to goals of care and planning, not to the initial orientation of the handoff.