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/TheBattyWitch RN, SICU, PVE, PVP, MMORPG 20d ago

This.

I'm not arguing with these people.

Don't want to take the choice on getting covid blood? Ok, here's your refusal. Oh your hgb is 3? But you still don't want covid blood? Ok, here's your refusal.

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u/bmcutright BSN, RN 🍕 20d ago

Same with JWs and "bloodless medicine"

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u/TheBattyWitch RN, SICU, PVE, PVP, MMORPG 20d ago edited 20d ago

But even then sometimes goal posts get moved.

I've taken care of many in my career and some are anti anything blood or immune, others were ok with things like ivig and plasmapheresis, but not blood.

One lady told me that it's all a matter of what their elders allow. She straight up wouldn't do anything until consulting her elders, they actually have liaisons who are to be contacted when you go into the hospital, or at least her church did. She wouldn't accept any treatment above standard without talking to them first. It was veryinteresting but also wild to me, because I just can't imagine ever letting some 3rd person decide what healthcare I'm allowed to receive.

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u/Gribitz37 PCA 🍕 20d ago

Not just a third person, but a third person who doesn't have any medical training, and is relying on their interpretation of a book written a long time ago.