Nursing while pregnant -- Advice please :)

Fiona59 · Feb 28, 2013

Congratulations on the baby.

Now remember you are pregnant not sick. If you cannot manage your normal duties you may have to go on mat leave early. My pregnant coworkers have just carrried on as normal. You cannot expect your workmates to take do all your lifts, take all the isolation patients, take all the difficult patients.

You need to tell your manager when you are comfortable with it. Most people I've worked with have told our manager after 12 weeks. Most do it before they start to show.

loriangel14, RN · Feb 28, 2013

I don't really think it's necessary to avoid lifting, isolation patients and combative patient's shouldn't pose a problem. I don't think they will go for your midsection.I have co workers that have continued their usual duties well into the 8th month, one worked until 3 days before giving birth.

Congrats on the baby.

goodlife85 · Feb 28, 2013

Thank you both for your replies. Like I said, it's my first, so I really don't know what to expect! Obviously I want to continue working full scope (and not burden my co-workers) for as long as I can; just wanted to know if there were any particular hazards I need to be aware of :)

Fiona59 · Feb 28, 2013

Shingles. That's the only patients our Manager usually keeps off our pregnant nurses assignments.

Trishrpn80 · Feb 28, 2013

Our pg nurses dont deal with pts with shingles, chicken pox or tb (we get a few because of our location)

Congrats on ur baby

Esme12, ASN, BSN, RN · Feb 28, 2013

We can't offer medical advice.....many nurses work right until the end of their pregnancies here in the US.....as far as what you need to avoid I think that is a conversation best held with you OB/GYN and your manager.

Congrats on the baby!!!!