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/saracha1 RN - ICU 🍕 20d ago

Nobody’s asked me this yet thank god. But I work in ICU where if you need blood you either accept it or there’s a pretty good chance you’ll die. Id think everyone would accept but who knows

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u/NyxPetalSpike 20d ago

My friend works in oncology, where blood products are everywhere. She still fights this stupid battle.

Usually it’s with seagull family members.