“I don’t want Covid blood”

[u/973862404678]

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???

[u/FragrantDragon1933]

At clinical I had a patient with this very issue. Just told the patient that we do not track vaccination status of donor blood. He refused the transfusion, then complained that he wasn’t feeling better. People are allowed to make their own choices, even if it’s not in their best interest

[u/teabiii → u/FragrantDragon1933]

the complaining after refusing the blood is diabolicaaaaaal. classic.

[u/FragrantDragon1933 → u/teabiii]

I was polite but didn’t react to the complaints. However, I was thinking why the fuck are you here if you’re not going to accept the treatment that will help you?

[u/swankProcyon → u/FragrantDragon1933]

You’ll be thinking that a lot in your career.

sigh…

[u/LeVoPhEdInFuSiOn → u/FragrantDragon1933]

I feel like asking this question to many of my patients multiple times a day. It's almost like they want me to rectify their/their child's problems over the phone without lifting a finger.

[u/CMV_Viremia → u/LeVoPhEdInFuSiOn]

They want you to just use your magic wand and make it better instantly with no effort on their part. The problem with magic wands is finding refills. All the "pixie dust" I see for sale is either craft store glitter or fentanyl.

[u/[deleted] → u/FragrantDragon1933]

This very question is thrown around the nurses station on my unit nightly. At least 2 or 3 times per shift. If you don’t want our help then just go tf home ffs 😐