Sam101

Hey there! I've been checking out the the course structures of the BSN nursing programs offered by different nursing schools across the country. One commonality I found in almost all them was the inclusion of Humanities courses! As someone who is looking forward in choosing nursing as a career, I'm actually really curious to know what is the main significance of courses like Psychology, Sociology, Philosophy and Ethics taught in nursing school?

I can only hope that someday they will! Haha, "blood and gore"??! So dramatic! lol I'm from New York.

Its true that I do not have any source of income or whatsoever at present and am completely dependent on my parents. Its not that they won't pay for nursing school or anything like that, the thing is that they wouldn't like for me to become a nurse in the future. They'll pay, w/o a doubt, but they'll also remind me every now and then about how I'm wasting both my time and their money in something I'm never going to succeed in. I want my parents to be happy, and what matters more to me even more than their financial assistance is that they appreciate, support and be happy what I'm doing (which they probably won't). That's all.

Thank you! I know I will!!

Aww...thank you, kkbb! You're absolutely correct! I'd rather try and fail rather than never trying and spending the rest of my life wondering "What if?" and saying to myself "I should've"" (I hate saying "should've" by the way)! Thanks for your comment again! :)

Thank you, Niandra! Really appreciate your advice!!

Thank you for your comment! I got momentarily depressed, but I now know more than ever that nursing is EXACTLY what I want to be doing in the future. The disapproval, if anything, is only going to make me stronger and strive even more in my journey to become a nurse. I guess what they say is true that "Rejection is the best motivation".

Hi everyone. I discovered this forum quite some time ago but this is my first post here. I'm 17 (turning 18 in this December). I have envisioned becoming a nurse in the future from quite a time. I felt (still feel) that this was the ideal career choice for me, based upon the type of person I am. I've been doing a lot of research and planning on what I'll be doing, after what, how, when and so on in order to succeed and get onto this profession that I wholeheartedly love! I kept this desire (or "dream", or whatever you prefer calling it) to myself because I was tremendously terrified about what'd happen when I finally broke it out to my parents (especially my mother and my elder brother). Well, finally, it was today when I decided to finally let my mom know what I dreamt of becoming someday and....well, expectedly, she didn't approve of my decision. I saw that coming; I'd be lying if I say I didn't. I must say it was kinda too harsh then I expected it'd be. And I can already imagine how my Dad and brother are going to react when they hear this. They think it is something "meant for girls and women to do" and me, being a guy, I won't ever get any sort of respect or whatsoever from them, my relatives or anyone! Hence, I'm forbidden to even think about it. I'm feeling absolutely crestfallen, dispirited and I can picture if nothing, a miserable future for me right now! I am genuinely passionate about becoming a nurse; but the aura around me is nowhere close to peaceful or positive right now. I just wanna do what I love doing and apparently, no one cares or understands. Any tips for coping up would be helpful and highly appreciated! Thank you for reading (in case you read the whole story).