skschultzRN

Thank you so much for your response. I have decided that I will tell them I am pregnant, I am just not too sure when or how to say it. What advice can you give me there? I really do appreciate it. Thank you.:)

I do personally take offense to this comment. It is none of your business when it is the right time to "start a family". My husband and I have been trying for YEARS and have been told for years that it will never happen, it just happened when it did. I also had no idea I was pregnant when I graduated or took my State Boards. Lets stay with the question at hand and not get into stuff that is NONE of your business.

Thank you so much for your response. I do completely see your point of view. I am also aware that I would not be eligible for FMLA which is another reason why I do plan on coming back to work, if I get hired, no later than 8 weeks. I made this post to see what other nurses opinions would be, so nobody is going to be "lambasted". I just want to do what is best for me and my employer. If I do get this job I plan on being here for a long time, since this is the hospital that I have always wanted to work in, which is why I want some good advice. Thank you for yours:)

In an LVN-ADN program you receive your RN, I passed my RN state boards in July. Thank you for your response.

I live in Southern California and I graduated from nursing school in June from an LVN-ADN program. I passed my state boards in July and have been looking for an RN position ever since with no luck. I currently have an interview lined up for a hospital that I have been trying so hard to get hired at, but my predicament is that I am currently 17 weeks pregnant. At the time of my interview do I tell them that I am pregnant, but plan on working until as close to my due date as possible and plan on returning back to work right after maternity leave? I really don't want me being pregnant to deter me from getting this job, but don't want to make an uncomfortable working environment when they find out that I am pregnant after being hired. Since finding an RN position as a new grad is hard enough in this economy I wanted to know what the best advice is for my situation. Thank you so much.