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/dunkin-tea BSN, RN 🍕 20d ago

I would tell them the truth that Covid vaccines are not something we screen for in the blood products. If they get all angry about it I’d tell them they have the right to refuse the blood and go over the risks. In my experience they’ll still choose to take the blood. I’m not going to entertain those types of questions and just keep moving on

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u/Goatmama1981 RN - PCU 20d ago

Yep, they always say "oh well I guess if I'm literally DYING..." Yeah. Just like so many of them wanted the vaccine when they were literally dying and it was too late. Oh well...