pregnant in monitoring?

allnurses Guide · Jan 27, 2019

Why would you have to take an interruption - Being pregnant and complying with a monitoring program should not be an issue but I might be worried about dilute UA due to increased water intake.

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Rdsrn · Jan 27, 2019

I dont want to take one lol thats why i was asking. I didnt know if they required you to take one at the very end as far as labor and post partum. I have no problem taking no interruptions and getting this contract done right when im supposed to. I haven't talked to my case manager yet and just wanted to see what some fellows on here said. I guess i should let my cm know soon in case that becomes an issue..hopefully it wont if i continue to go first thing in the morning. @hppygr8ful

Jas10, BSN · Jan 27, 2019

One of the girls in my peer group just had a baby and they gave her 3 weeks of “interruption” and then she started right back up. I don’t know if it counted against the length of the contract, though.

1nurse4job, ADN · Jan 28, 2019

My mental health counselor and pregnant and still working. I assume there would be no problem. Do you get paid for the interruption?

Rdsrn · Jan 29, 2019

@1nurse4job I wouldn't be working during the interruption and I don't think I will have enough time at my job to qualify for any paid time off. Ill have to save up some money for drug screens and what not. Im sure I will be off work longer than the interruption.

RNCO82 · Jan 29, 2019

I wasn’t pregnant but three months before my contract ended I had to have surgery for a benign brain tumor (I know I have great luck) I had to extend my contract 6 months because of the Valium and pain medications I had to take after surgery, this was in Colorado.

Rdsrn · Jan 30, 2019

Wow that would be really tough to go through while in monitoring. So its mainly the narcotics that cause the interupption? I plan on doing without any. I think its doable in this particular situation.

Persephone Paige, ADN · Jan 30, 2019

No, no interruption. We've had pregnancy, surgeries, etc... and no one needed to stop monitoring. I will add that the monitoring programs know that you cannot be let out of a contract if you have tested positive 6 mos prior. IPN ( Florida ) asks that we provide documentation of medical necessity, documentation of procedure, documentation of narcotics needed and when we take our first and last dose. That last part is so that they do NOT call us for a random during this time frame. Because, we would be positive, of course. And that could mess with our discharge date. These have all been routine procedures... Dental, Gallbladder, Childbirth. I don't know what would happen for an extreme procedure.

catsmeow1972, BSN, RN · Jan 31, 2019

Last time I had surgery (it’s been quite some time), they still tried to call me for randoms, knowing full and well I was still on meds that would have shown (that they WERE GIVEN script copies of!!)) I was told they couldn’t do anything about the system still gigging me for a random but the onus would be on me to call them and it would be excused. Whatever. They can do anything they so choose to do (including play obtuse and stupid) depending on how hard they want to make it on a person at any given point in time. I honestly believe that.

Rdsrn · Jan 31, 2019

@catsmeow1972 yes ive seen that recently with someone who had oral surgery they did same thing and said they wouldnt approve her hydrocodone...well by the time the CM got back to her it was 3 days later and she had already taken it acter having a tooth taken out. Thats why im going to give my absolute best shot at natural labor...i know i wont need any pain meda after because i havent before with the last three if anything i can do ibuprofen.

Omaapecm, ASN, RN · Feb 6, 2019

Talk to your case manager. When I was pregnant I took some time off from work to be home with my little. The board said I would not get time off my computer tract if I wasn’t working, but they did allow me to put my license on inactive status for a month. Depends on what you want to do.