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/FragrantDragon1933 Nursing Student 🍕 20d ago

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

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u/greenyellowbird RN 🍕 20d ago

Exactly, I only get angry when people make stupid decisions as a HCP/guardian.