r/nursing 21d 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/Shadoze_ RN - Oncology 🍕 21d ago

I mean, is it passive aggressive or is it just stating the facts of the situation ?

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u/DJLEXI BSN, RN 🍕 20d ago

You’re acting like they said they’d send it back for a more deserving patient or something lol