Not sure about nursing

[Hanat]

Hi so I'm new here. Basically I am in nursing school and I don't know if I want to do nursing. My mom is a nurse and I have two older siblings that are doctors. My family wants the best for me. I understand that. And I understand that nursing offers a lot of different job opportunities, benefits, availability and more. I just am not interested in patient care, or being responsible for another persons life. I want to give it a try but I would rather not be in a situation where I have one year left and I absolutely hate it basically wasting all of that time. My school is a two year degree. I'm absolutey dreading clinicals. My whole family is advising me to stay, my boyfriend and good friends are advising me to withdraw since I'm so unhappy with my choice. I'm also scared of regretting the decision which I feel like I won't due to how bad I want out. I would feel like even more of a failure since I already have a bachelors and no job in that field. I also want to know if I withdraw, can I reapply if I decide later I want to do it? Would I even be considered for the program again?

[Sour Lemon]

1. What are your alternatives? You make no mention of a plan B.

2. Are you friends and your boyfriend paying your bills? Is your family? Are you self-supporting?

[Hanat]

My other options is considering are beauty school, or becoming a certified exercise physiologist. That's all I have so far for plan B. I don't know exactly what to do. I don't even know all of my options.

My parents are helping me pay. Which is another thing. If I drop now and decide to come back, my parents might not be here to help me out.

[Sour Lemon]

My other options is considering are beauty school, or becoming a certified exercise physiologist. That's all I have so far for plan B. I don't know exactly what to do. I don't even know all of my options.

My parents are helping me pay. Which is another thing. If I drop now and decide to come back, my parents might not be here to help me out.

Those don't sound reliable, although I admit to not knowing much about the second choice.

When I was younger, my nurse relatives encouraged me to go into nursing, but I didn't feel like it was something I could do (for reasons similar to your own). After spending 15 years struggling financially, I decided to take their advice.

The difference is that I lived on my own and was supporting myself. You might need a reality check if you're still living at home.

It's great to be able to "do what you want", but realistically, the bills have to get paid and we all have to eat.

If you had an extreme passion for another field and an actual plan, that would be one thing. It sounds like you're just not sure about anything though, so you might as well do something.

Good luck with whatever you decide.