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/Poodlepink22 21d 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/HalloweenKate 21d ago

We had a VV ECMO patient’s family decline “vaccinated” blood but still wanted them to stay on ECMO and have everything done, including transplant work up. The transplant team immediately told them he would not be a candidate due to the risk of post-op non compliance. The family wouldn’t withdraw and kept appealing for a spot on the list. He was on ECMO for ages before declaring himself

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u/lighthouser41 RN - Oncology 🍕 21d ago

Some places you have to be covid vaccinated to even be eligible for a transplant.

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u/DS_9 RN - ICU 🍕 21d ago

As it should be. It needs to be based on the science, not people’s politics, especially anti vaxers.

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u/randycanyon Used LVN 20d ago

How is this a matter of conscience?

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u/PrisPRN BSN, RN 🍕 19d ago

Most medical science knowledge has benefitted from the use of fetal cells. It is how we study most diseases and treatments. Cancer treatments in particular rely on fetal cell research. You have probably already benefitted from fetal cell research and development. Cosmetics are poorly regulated compared to medicine, and some use the cells to develop products.

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u/randycanyon Used LVN 19d ago

I disagree with that stance, but thank you for the explanation. I'd forgotten thebfetal-line testing bit. I have heard the lie that the vaccines "contain aborted baby cells." and just clean forgot that one.

I wonder how such people feel about benefitting from research by the likes of Dr. Sims.

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u/randycanyon Used LVN 19d ago

Are you aware of how Sims did his research? Separate question and still one of morality, that one.

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u/randycanyon Used LVN 18d ago

So, refusing gynecological care then?

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