I got a surprise this morning....

[LACA]

as if i'm not stressed and exhausted enough between work, all the extra stuff i have at school, family, having a 2 year old daughter, etc....i just found out this morning that i'm also pregnant! yikes!!! absolutely shocked me speechless....two tests and both were +! hubby and i were planning on trying in aug/sept so that the baby would be born near the end of the school year and i could take the summer off and not miss any days....apparently, baby didn't like waiting lol! so, my due date is somewhere around 11/21/11...so guess i'll take off from thanksgiving-new years!

[mustlovepoodles, RN]

I just found out 2 weeks ago that I'm pregnant, I have my first appointmen in 1 week but I've had 4 positive tests. Anyway I'm really worried about protecting myself from all these kiddos. I've put a DO NOT ENTER sign on a plastic yellow table linen I used for a party and taped it on the entrance of my office. Sometimes these kiddos come in coughing and get right next to me to give me their clinic pass. Anyway I don't want to seem rude by keeping them out of my office but I have to keep myself safe of germs. Any ideas, my friend also suggested a string with a DO NOT ENTER sign . I guess the disposable table linen looks exaggerating.

I'll tell you what worked for me. i was in an urban/suburban middle school and those kids had NO boundaries. They didn't know the concept of personal space. So, I put down two long pieces of masking tape across the threshoold with red & black diagonal stripes. I also taped a sing on the floor that said,"STOP HERE. DO NOT CROSS THIS LINE". If they crossed the line anyway, all I had to do is point to the floor and ask them to read it aloud. And it worked like a charm! Even the teachers would stop in the doorway.

[Supernrse01, BSN]

I just found out 2 weeks ago that I'm pregnant, I have my first appointmen in 1 week but I've had 4 positive tests. Anyway I'm really worried about protecting myself from all these kiddos. I've put a DO NOT ENTER sign on a plastic yellow table linen I used for a party and taped it on the entrance of my office. Sometimes these kiddos come in coughing and get right next to me to give me their clinic pass. Anyway I don't want to seem rude by keeping them out of my office but I have to keep myself safe of germs. Any ideas, my friend also suggested a string with a DO NOT ENTER sign . I guess the disposable table linen looks exaggerating.

I'm assuming that your office and clinic are two different rooms? Maybe I'm misunderstanding but, germs are everywhere. What are you doing when you go to the mall, the grocery store, etc... I worked in the hospital when I was pregnant with my first child. There isn't an option of "Do Not Enter" when you have patients to care for there. You have to use your standard precautions and protect yourself. How are you going to treat the sick kids if you can't get close enough to even assess them?

[katynurs22]

Working in the hospital while pregnant is risky too. Here in the clinic like mustlovepoodles said, kids don't know personal space. And yes my office is enclosed but I keep the door open. If teachers don't let them come behind their desk, and I only see kids that could be sick, it would be best if I did the same. The problem in my office is that my desk and chair are not facing the door (there isn't enough room turn it around), so the kids come right next to me, and lean on my chair to let me know they are there. Or they cough into their mouths and put their hands on my desk. And I also have my water bottle sitting on my desk. Of course I'm not saying I'm going to avoid having contact with them, the problem is when I'm sitting and we are at eye level and they sneeze or cough right next to me or my personal things. The DO NOT ENTER sign on the shoestring works because they stop right at the door and they show me their pass so I can read it. So far it's been good.

[Supernrse01, BSN]

I understand! Glad it's working for you! My kids would just look at it and keep right on walking! Congratulations, by the way!!