New NP, contract job ending and pregnant? Take RN job?

[Balice5]

Needing advice!

I graduated last summer from a direct entry program and passed my FNP boards last august and moved from my home state of MA to TN. Getting anyone to consider a new grad (from a direct-entry program) in a new state was TOUGH, especially in Nashville where the market is oversaturated and highly competitive. I took the first job I was offered after 5 months of non-stop searching and currently work as an independent contractor for humana doing yearly wellness visits in the home. This job is contract based and will be ending soon as Humana is pulling out of most TN counties, which will leave me once again jobless. Here's my dilemma, I am 4 months pregnant and concerned that if I get someone to take a chance and take on a new NP with

Do I consider taking on an RN job until the baby is born and restart the NP job search after that? Will going from an NP position to an RN position look undesirable to future employers? Or do I try and get an NP job and tell them I'm 4 months pregnant during the interview, since they'd be investing so much time on getting me started just for me to leave for maternity soon after? I'm stuck on this one! The NP job search has been far more difficult than I ever expected in Nashville with most places wanting atleast a year of experience add being pregnant on top of that and it seems near impossible.

Would love to hear thought and opinions!

[DTWriter]

OP, how long did you work as a RN in the primary care office? And, are you willing to re-locate?

Where I live, there are primary care offices looking for RNs, provided they have at least 6 months of RN experience (the last I checked). Plus, some offices are looking for FNPs and are willing take on new-grads; the same with retail health clinics.

[jcort91]

Currently in the same position. I have an interview in a week and don't know if I should disclose this information at the interview. I'm worried that the time I'm not practicing as FNP will hurt me when I do reapply after the baby

[babyNP., APRN]

On 8/16/2017 at 2:21 PM, nomadcrna said:

Now that you are a NP, you are judge at a different standard. You will always be judged as a NP not as a RN. Working as an RN is not a good idea.

People say this all the time but what does it even mean? As a RN, she cannot override the provider’s care plan and write her own. She can escalate concerns up the chain of command, but a “regular” RN also has the same responsibility. How does this make this any different?