When using the VC3 guide, everything should be included to the physician, except:

When using the VC3 guide, everything should be included to the physician, except:

• A. DODID
• B. Vital signs
• C. Treatment plan
• D. Medications administered

Answer: (A)

Focusing the handoff on data that drive medical decisions is the key idea here. In the VC3 approach, you pass information that directly informs the physician’s next actions: current physiologic status, the plan for ongoing care, and what drugs have already been given. Vital signs provide a real-time snapshot of the patient’s condition, the treatment plan communicates what you’re planning to do next and why, and medications administered shows what pharmacologic support has already been provided and what may still be needed. DODID, meanwhile, is an administrative/incident-related detail rather than something that changes clinical management in the moment, so it isn’t included in the medical handoff to the physician.

Focusing the handoff on data that drive medical decisions is the key idea here. In the VC3 approach, you pass information that directly informs the physician’s next actions: current physiologic status, the plan for ongoing care, and what drugs have already been given. Vital signs provide a real-time snapshot of the patient’s condition, the treatment plan communicates what you’re planning to do next and why, and medications administered shows what pharmacologic support has already been provided and what may still be needed. DODID, meanwhile, is an administrative/incident-related detail rather than something that changes clinical management in the moment, so it isn’t included in the medical handoff to the physician.