What are the possibilities where you are

[poleynoh]

Would you refuse or not refuse to administer a blood transfusion to a patient while working as a nurse in a hospital/clinic? What consequences could this have - legal or otherwise?

[Dages]

I think we've have received instructions on this point some years ago, haven't we?

 

What have you found in your researches?

[Parale]

15 minutes ago, Dages said:

I think we've have received instructions on this point some years ago, haven't we?

 

Define "we"

 

I understand there is 2018 direction - AKA The Letter - only available via the Hospital Liaison Committee on a 'need to know' basis?

 

https://jwtalk.net/topic/43536-medical-professionals-who-are-jehovah’s-witnesses-get-new-direction-on-blood/

 

Which I believe was also confirmed by Forum Team Member @Lance here in January 2020

 

Edited February 19 by Parale

[Parale]

26 minutes ago, Parale said:

I understand there is 2018 direction - AKA The Letter - only available via the Hospital Liaison Committee on a 'need to know' basis?

 

https://jwtalk.net/topic/43536-medical-professionals-who-are-jehovah’s-witnesses-get-new-direction-on-blood/

 

Which I believe was also confirmed by Forum Team Member @Lance here in January 2020

 

Have we had anything more recent than this?? 🤔

[New World Explorer]

I was expecting some other discussions based on the title of this topic... 

Perhaps it would be beneficial to connect the title to the body of the topic better? 

 

This? Blood Transfusions: A Nurse's Dilemma - Refusal, Consequences, and Legal Implications

[Ishaya]

 

We cannot change Jehovah's instruction on blood,

But we can also not change the requirement of medical ethics on blood when it comes to patient care.it is too deeply entrenched in the practice of modern day medicine.

 

I personally will not even request for a GxM,talk more of administer blood transfusion to a patient.

There will be consequences because the ethics of practice mandates Doctor and Nurses to do all it takes to save a patients life literally putting aside personal beliefs.

But we know that Jehovah's law supersedes medical ethics.

 

As Jw's in medical practice we must realise that we cannot change the way the unbelievers do their things in this issues ,we can only look for options that will not make us to violate Jehovah's instruction on blood as practioners.

 

 

Edited February 20 by Ishaya