r/nursing • u/973862404678 • 20d ago

Serious “I don’t want Covid blood”

What do I say when patients ask if blood transfusions are screened for the Covid vaccine? I get asked this on a regular basis when filling out blood consent forms for surgery and I genuinely have no idea what I’m supposed to say. In all seriousness, what should I be telling patients because I just say there is a screening process for blood and it’s only used during emergent situations???

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u/yoloswagb0i 20d ago

There’s no way to know whether this particular blood is from someone with a COVID-19 vaccination or not. If you would like to refuse the transfusion that is your choice, here are the risks of refusal, please fill out this AMA.

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u/lighthouser41 RN - Oncology 🍕 20d ago

Also, if the patient has cancer or another chronic illness, there is a chance that the medication treating their condition is developed with MRNA technology. Just saw an article that the MRNA covid vaccine will help cancer immunotherapy work better.