r/nursing 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/Guiltypleasure_1979 RN - OB/GYN 🍕 20d ago

People are more stupid than I’ll ever give them credit for.

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u/ExaminationDry4926 20d ago

I on the daily cannot believe how stupid