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New Grad RN needs advice on when to tell about pregnancyRating: (votes: 0) Ask what they are screening your blood for, you have a right to know. Normal pre-employment screening, is to test for immunity against communicable infections. I have never heard of them testing you for HCG, employers are not supposed to be discriminating against pregnant workers. I wouldn't say anything unless they flat out ask you in your health interview. I would wait till after your probation period, if its not obvious yet. Many people wait until after the first trimester, before they reveal their pregnancy to family,friends,work ect. Comment: I, too, am in a similar situation. I am currently 16 weeks pregnant and accepted a new grad offer before back in May, before I knew I was pregnant. By the time I start my employment, I will be 18 weeks pregnant. Needless to say, I am very nervous about how my employers/HR/managers/floor staff are going to receive this information. No woman should ever feel this way but I understand that the real employment world is not always as kind (even in nursing) as it should be.I am also very curious as to what the better way to handle this would be. I had thought of simply waiting until the first day of work, when I find out what unit I am on exactly, before informing the unit nurse manager as well as HR's nurse recruiter. I also would like to know what kind of restrictions I may be facing when I begin working and what kind of patients I will not be able to work with.Thank you :-)Comment: If it were me, I don't think I'd tell them right away...especially if it's early on. I'd wait. I definitely think you have that right. And if by some chance it is revealed in your health screening (although I've never heard of employers testing hcg) I'd just act surprised as if I had no idea. It's not like they'll do an ultrasound, right? Lol
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