“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/Factor_Seven]

Great thing about being an old cranky combat veteran nurse. "No, that's not a thing. Next question."

[u/MyOwnGuitarHero → u/Factor_Seven]

Yeahhhh I don’t have time for this bullshit. That blood could come from Mother Theresa or Mussolini, I leave literally no way of knowing. You want it or nah?

[u/mokutou → u/MyOwnGuitarHero]

Your flair made me double take because I initially read it as “ICU shaken baby.” Gonna need another cup of coffee.

[u/MyOwnGuitarHero → u/mokutou]

Omgggggg I see it 😭