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Cat365 I'm not sure why they ask that. They ask for your LMP and check yes or no if there is a chance you might be pregnant. Thank you everyone for your responses! I am indeed pregnant, and I do not plan on sharing with my employer until I'm out of the first trimester. I do not plan on using FMLA since I am PRN, and will go back after about 6 weeks when I'm cleared by my doctor to return to work. I was hoping it wouldn't be a huge issue since I am PRN and won't be relied on for scheduling, but I wasn't sure since I'm new to the PRN world. :)

I just accepted a PRN position (in OB) and was just surprised with the fact that I'm most likely pregnant! If I am, I am very very newly pregnant. When do I tell my new employer? Will this hinder my hiring process? I am filling out my pre-employment physical and it asks if there's a chance I am pregnant. My physical is not for a few weeks so I will most definitely know by then. Will they notify my employer? I was not aware of being pregnant when interviewing or when I accepted the job. I had a bad experience in the workplace before telling higher-ups I was pregnant so I'm nervous. I don't want them to think I was deceiving them.

Thank you both for your responses! If you don't mind me asking, how should I go about bringing it up? I've been wracking my brain the last few days trying to figure out a professional way on how to introduce it and I haven't got a clue!

Hi everyone! I have an upcoming interview for a RN position. I feel that I'm qualified and have the needed experience for the job. The only thing I'm nervous about, though, is that I am considered non-rehirable from my last place of employment. Basically, at my last RN job I was shy of full time (and we were still on 8 hour shifts). I was getting ready to have a baby and needed hours reduced after having the baby due to childcare reasons. On maternity leave, after being told by my NM that my hours really couldn't be reduced and I realized I could no longer work because of that, I resigned from my position. I still had 6 weeks left on my maternity leave and wanted them to have as much time possible to rehire so I made it effective immediately, thinking I was really giving 6 weeks notice (as it was 6 weeks until I was expected to be back at work). Since I made it effective immediately, it was considered not giving 2 weeks notice and therefore I am not rehirable. Do I explain this in the upcoming interview as a forewarning? Or don't bring it up unless they do? I don't want them to come across that I'm not rehirable and shy away from it. I have stellar references from my coworkers, who all appreciated me giving as much time as possible for someone to be hired to replace me (and they all understood my predicament with having to leave, too). I guess I'm not sure what to do and I don't want it to hurt my chances of being hired. Thanks!

I am currently working full time as a RN and am pregnant (and getting close to my due date!) I am planning on working up until my baby's delivery, use whatever PTO I have accrued (it's unpaid maternity leave), and resigning after (at around 5 weeks after delivery) because of childcare issues after maternity leave. I plan on potentially looking for per Diem/part time work else where since I am unable to go part time at my current job. I am the primary insurance holder for my family and am questioning what happens with insurance if I resign while on maternity leave. I will be paying my insurance premium for the time of delivery (it will be deducted from my PTO), so can they make me pay my medical bills/delivery bill back? My last week of maternity leave I will only have a portion of PTO left (not enough to cover my insurance premium), so I'm assuming I will be asked to pay that back. I am leary to talk to HR since I'm still working and need my insurance and don't want anyone getting wind of me resigning. Thank you!

Hi everyone! I have recently graduated and passed NCLEX, and last week I was extremely fortunate to have an interview in my dream department. The interview went very well (and I was sure to send out Thank You notes out via mail within 24 hours of the interview, too), and I was told by the NM that it would take about a week and a half to make a decision as they had a few more candidates to interview. It has just passed the week and a half point, and I have not heard anything (and my references have not been contacted, either). After the interview, the NM said to feel free to contact her if I had any questions. Since I have not heard back yet, should I try and contact her Tuesday? Is it appropriate to email her regarding this? Should I contact HR in addition (as I interviewed with them the same day as well)? I'm not really sure who in the system I should be contacting in regards to this and what would be the appropriate means of communication. Also, should I be concerned that my references haven't been contacted yet? Thanks for your help. I'm new to the whole world of professionalism in nursing and don't want to mess this opportunity up!

Hi everyone! I am a nursing student and about to graduate from a diploma RN program this upcoming summer. I plan on starting a RN-BSN program the fall after I graduate. After graduation, I'm planning on moving to the Albany area. I'm researching hospitals in the Capitol Region that I could potentially apply to closer to graduation. I know Albany Medical Center hires new grads (and is a teaching hospital), but I was curious if they hired new grads into specialties, particularly L&D. I know I saw some posts of new grads getting hired into specialties a few years ago, but I wondered if this was still occurring. If not, is anyone aware of any other hospitals in the Capitol Region that do hire new grads into OB specialties? I have a passion for L&D (I just finished my OB rotation a month ago and really loved it) I know it's a very difficult specialty to get into (especially for a new grad with no experience), but I wanted to see what others have experienced or observed regarding this. Thanks!