Re: New grad nurse in MS and pregnant
It is illegal to be fired due to pregnancy.
It really depends on your floor, and depends on how smooth a pregnancy you have, but if it is like so many other med surg floors, being 7 months pregnant and carrying a full patient load will probably be difficult. I run all day and often I feel like crap (nauseated/headache/sore/etc) by the end of the day due to not enough fluids, a 10 minute lunch, stress, etc, and I'm young and healthy and not pregnant. I couldn't imagine doing the same job while dealing with additional fatigue, possibly lifting restrictions, or other symptoms from pregnancy. I'm sure some people breeze through it, so it all depends on the person and how good of a floor you have - including if you have reasonable patient loads (my floor does not). I wish you all the best through your pregnancy and congratulations on it!
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