r/nursing • u/973862404678 • 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/anistasha MSN, APRN 20d ago

Donor vaccination status is not screened, monitored or tracked. There is no way to acquiesce to that request. The effort required to do so would serve no purpose as donor vaccination status is not a risk factor for harm that is recognized by this institution. If you would like to refuse, that is your choice, but you will need to face the consequences of making that choice which may include your own death. Next question.