Recent DNP-FNP graduate, interviews approaching and pregnant. Advice?

allnurses Guide · Nov 12, 2014

Congratulations on graduating and your pregnancy.

To be eligible for FMLA you have to have worked for the employer for 12 months.

When to disclose would depend on what your plans are. You are not obliged to notify the employer during the interview process. I would tell them if/when they offered you the job to enable them to plan to cover your leave.

Simplyroses · Nov 13, 2014

It is illegal for them to ask about your family plans and to consider that in the hiring process. However, small practices need people to be working and it can seriously compromise professional relationships if you are not upfront about the situation as it will certainly affect the practice and the staff.

FroggieNP · Nov 13, 2014

Simplyroses, yes it is a small practice...the other is in a hospital ED. I do plan on being upfront if an offer is presented. I hope they are accepting!

Thanks for the advice and congrats ghillbert!

FroggieNP · Dec 8, 2014

UPDATE: Thank you both again for your comments and encouraging words. I was grateful to have TWO job offers presented to me! With the one I accepted, I disclosed my pregnancy as soon as I they told me they would like to bring me on board. Their first words were...congratulations! I am so thankful to be a part of a practice that understands family life exists outside of work. What a great Christmas gift. :-)

tonet0908 · Dec 21, 2014

First of all congrats on everything and I wish you all the success in the world. I have a question, what's this DNP-FNP program everyone is talking about? Forgive me for being ignorant but I went a different route for my DNP degree and I wasn't aware there was another route or programs. I did the 4 years BSN-RN program then took 3 years to get my MSN-FNP degree and finally I'm getting ready to start my final semester of the 3.5 years DNP program. From what I was told in the institution I'm attending, that's the order it's in and you definitely have to have an FNP license before you can be accepted in the DNP program. There is no combination or merging DNP to FNP, that doesn't even make sense that you're gonna be a DNP then FNP. Could someone please clarify this for me because I could just be interpreting this all wrong.

allnurses Guide · Dec 26, 2014

There are several programs that allow a current NP (in one specialty) to add another post-masters specialty. ie. an ACNP can become an FNP at the end of the program by completing the appropriate classes and clinicals, as well as gaining their DNP.

tonet0908 · Dec 26, 2014

There are several programs that allow a current NP (in one specialty) to add another post-masters specialty. ie. an ACNP can become an FNP at the end of the program by completing the appropriate classes and clinicals, as well as gaining their DNP.

I guess that makes sense because the DNP program I'm in allows the Adult NP to take Peds courses in order to complete the FNP requirement and at the end, get their DNP Diploma.

FroggieNP · Dec 29, 2014

Tonet, I actually graduated from a BSN-DNP program specializing in Family. I entered the program as an RN and graduated as an FNP. There were 10 of us total in my graduating class (6 MSN-DNP and 4 BSN-DNP-including myself). Of course the master-prepared NP's already held their specialty and wanted to simply pursue a doctoral dgree. My graduate school is located in a large metropolitan area where several neighboring university's where doing away with the MSN NP programs due to the "supposed" AACN 2015 requirement. There are actually quite a few university's nationwide that have implemented the BSN-DNP program. I hope that I helped answer your question!

Owethu123 · Jan 15, 2015

FroggieNP. Pls inbox me details about your program. I am interested. Pls tell me if you worked full time.