Who will hire you at 5 months pregnant?

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Well, I've never been fired from a job before, and the people where I worked home health assured me I did NOTHING wrong, and the DON assured me I could ALWAYS count on her to write me a good letter of reccomendation, but they were having to let me go...it's a long story. I really do not miss the job one bit (not even a tiny bit), but I'm a little worried about an income.

Anyway, I've heard nurses basically can't get unemployment. I don't want to believe this is true.

I'm supposed to get a genuine pink slip to take to the unemployment office, but what if they turn me down?

Also, I doubt anyone wants to hire an old woman who is five months pregnant and hobbling around from sciatica because of the position the baby is in.

I would like some advice on what some options would be? I would love to get out of nursing altogether but I need a job making more than $6-7/hr. I saw a job looking for telemarketers but I hate talking on the phone. I saw a job for a dishwasher, I think I would like that, but really...please advise.

Specializes in burn, geriatric, rehab, wound care, ER.

I meant short-term pregnancy related disability. I believe you would be eligible in CA, I don't know about your neck of the woods. When I had to go out early with my second pregnancy at 6 months, the girl's at the OB office helped me with all the necessary paperwork, and hey presto I still had income. See your OB, do an internet search and keep us posted. Oh and the next time you go for a job, interview the employer to get more info on the organization. Make sure they are good enough to have you working for them. Listen to your gut/intuition and follow it -if in doubt DON'T.

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if you ae a new rn then don't judge profession by one job...if the alternate job can be done with your health condition go ahead and do it..unemployment benefits usually do not even touch rn pay and babies always cost more than you think even with baby showers and other gifts

BUT after you are ready to g back to work think about something else..this place looks like they are going to have continuing problems and you need to be able to go t work and then go home to baby w/o the stress of what are they going to blame you for next

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Specializes in burn, geriatric, rehab, wound care, ER.

a few links for you

http://www.eeoc.gov/types/pregnancy.html

http://employeeissues.com/state_disability.htm

what state do you work in?

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Specializes in Psych, Extended Care, Med/Surg.

Reading more into your response is crazy. Your good enough to work until they find someone. Either your fired or your not fired? It seems like the tides have turned. I would contact admin about this issue/blackmail. Also, I would always have someone present on your own level when being reprimanded by management.

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Reading more into your response is crazy. Your good enough to work until they find someone. Either your fired or your not fired? It seems like the tides have turned. I would contact admin about this issue/blackmail. Also, I would always have someone present on your own level when being reprimanded by management.

The owner and rest of the uppers are in on it! They even flew to this agency from their out of state base and had a meeting about it!

I feel like some kind of criminal but inherently I know I was acting in good faith and no patient harm came from this.

I am expecting to feel like a bird out of a cage after I turn in my key tomorrow and pick up my check, and I can't help but get a smile when I will get a phone this weekend l to run here or there or do something about this or that (which I have literally not had a single day off in a month, yea, they were operating with a skeleton crew) and I can tell them, sorry, can't help you, I don't work there anymore!!!

But then where will the money come from?

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What did you do before this job? Is this your first job as an RN?

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Specializes in Peds stepdown ICU.

wow! what a mess!!! Well, I personally would do the job they had in "other areas" and after I had the baby I would find a new job. Here in California we do have the pregnancy disability, but not all places have it. They should have been clearer to you about the policies regarding the assistance of private duty nurses in obtaining labs. I know when I was doing private duty nursing we NEVER drew the labs....the nurse from homecare was sent out to specifically to do this. We did, however, assist with positioning the patient and that type of thing. They made it known of this boundary. I can see where if you had no idea how this could happen accidently with no harm intended. The billing of the stick technically was not your agency, but you really did do the travel there, used the agencies supplies, and delivered the specimen...what about that? Are they saying that the PDN did all the previous lab draws too (or did you do them)?

Good luck and when you have the baby go to the hospital or something but don't go back there.

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Yours is a confusing story, esp w/o the full details, which you should NOT post publicly. Only you can really figure out what to do and I do think you probably already know what your course of action should be but I know it's sometimes very painful to finally decide and I wish you God's guidance in making your decision.

About unemployment - quitting does not necessarily preclude you getting it. Check with your state on the rules. Also talk to some employment attorneys. You need legal advice on this.

BTW, are you showing yet? If not, you can hide it and you are not legally required, I'd think, to tell anyone you're pregnant.

Also, if you really need the money and benefits, which you probably do if you're in the same boat as most of us are, just take whatever job the current employer is offering, for as long as you can stomach it.

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Specializes in Lie detection.

i've come out of this a more cynical and bitter person and at this time i absolutely detest this whole profession. i've even registered to finish my bachelor's degree in psychology with plans to go get a master's and teach in a community college, or something. anything but nursing.

and it is true, i walked into this agency when it was in total chaos, i did not get an orientation. i was a brand new rn and they handed me a stack of papers and told me the charts and maps to patient's homes were up front. i'm not whining or belly aching, because, truthfully, i did not realize it was against the law for another nurse to do the stick on a blood draw if the hh nurse was not successful, and i doubt that even if i had years of hh experience i would have known that. you just come up on so many precarious situations with this hh business. it isn't about nursing, it's about rules and regulations and who can do unto you before you can do unto them.

i've had it. i'd rather haul scrap metal than do this, anymore.

i went into this with nothing and i guess it looks like i will come out with less. i was counting on that unemployment.

what a stupid thing to nitpick and fire you over. but i'm in hh so i know the stupidity and zillion rules/regs they follow. did this caseworker have it out for you or what? and we know that nurses are not lining up at the door to fill the void you will leave. is that caseworker going to make sure the pt's get seen?:chuckle

many times i feel the way you do, get out and go into teaching or something. i do want to get my master's eventually. there's so many forces that work against you in this profession, it sometimes feels like the axe is always hanging right above your head.

how about doing just agency work for now. they shouldn't care too much that your pregnant and the money is decent.

main focus--take care of you and that little one ok??? best wishes and please keep us updated. if you were anywhere close to ny i'd get you a job in a sec!:D

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