Quote:
Originally Posted by swrightclrw
Please give some of the jobs for nurses' in the hospital that does not require blood transfusions.
|
That is a good question. Almost the only unit I can think of that doesn't use blood often is the transition nursery. This is where babies who are well and stable are cared for, usually in the Postpartum (or Mother/Baby) Unit. Unfortunately, nearly every other unit in the hospital may eventually require a nurse to be involved with a blood transfusion.
Some hospitals respect the nurse's'religious objection to certain procedures (such as abortion, transfusion, etc.) but where I work, nurses are required to be willing to administer blood if necessary, even if they have a religious objection to taking blood themselves. There are ways to get around it sometimes, such as explaining your stand to a sympathetic fellow employee or charge nurse, so that another nurse could possible hand and connect the blood and you could simply monitor the patient for reactions. Or you might exchange duties with a co-worker (would you mind hanging the blood for my patient, and I will do [name the task] for you). Perhaps in Radiology the use of blood might not be an issue, but I am not very familiar with what the nurses there really do. Possibly the Rehabilitation RNs would have very little contact with transfusions.
I think contacting certain hospitals for ideas would be informative. Or, you could choose to seek employment outside the hospital setting, perhaps in a doctor's office, or look at Community Health settings. Unfortunately, they often require several years' clinical (read "hospital") experience before you can work there.
If you find any useful information on this topic, please post it in this thread for the benefit of others like yourself who may have similar questions. Thanks!
