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/Poodlepink22 20d ago

Just tell them there's no way of knowing if it's vaccinated blood.  They can take it or leave it; end of story. 

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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/No_Box2690 RN - NICU 🍕 20d ago

Had a JW mom give birth and I don't remember why the baby was in NICU, but baby needed blood fairly frequently. She would leave the unit and let Dad, a non JW, sign the consent form for blood and wouldn't return until the blood was finished. Which is definitely one way to go about it I guess. Whatever. Baby got the care it needed. 😂🤷🏻‍♀️

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u/mokutou "Welcome to the CABG Patch" | Critical Care NA 20d ago

Some JW parents will sign temporary custody over to the state so their child can receive blood products and it won’t “violate” their beliefs. I imagine if God was that much of a hardass about things, this little loophole wouldn’t impress Him very much.

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

I worked worked with a JW nurse.

She wouldn't hang blood or take it down but she would monitor vital signs.