Continue with nursing or shift to a business course?

Question

I'm a second year student in a nursing school, one of the best in the country and its really hard to get here and stay as a student. The thing is, I'm already having my duties at the shift and am not enjoying it.

I'm really worried because I've really been interested in science since I was a kid and really love medical areas. But how come I'm, not enjoying it?

I'm thinking about shifting to a business course because the job I think is less stressful and you earn more. However, I really think I'm poor in math.

I can't imagine myself working in the hospital in the future. It's very tiring already as a student nurse so I don't think I can handle all the pressure in the future.

P.S. I took up nursing because I initially wanted to be a doctor. But now I've given up that dream and lost interest in it (but not completely) because the realization of the long study hours and very very stressful work in the hospital.

Should I shift to a business course?

Answer 1

Yes. Do what makes you happy.

Make the switch now, you'll have only lost a year (and gained valuable insight into the nursing world).

Answer 2

No offense, but it seems like you are just fishing for other careers.  That's fine, and understandable that you are not happy with your current major.  But I do not see you having any passion for the business world either.

Business is very broad with many subareas.  Since you haven't mentioned any of these specifically (i.e. .accounting, finance, marketing), I'm guessing you really are unaware of what actually goes on with business majors.  Certain fields are in high demand, such as accounting and IT.  But other areas, such as management, marketing, are not and could leave you unemployed upon graduation.  There are pros and cons with each subarea and people go into a specific one because they love it.  IT people love technology, for example.  You also will most certainly not be making more in the business arena compared to nursing until you hit the upper middle and executive level of a company, which takes at least 10+ years of experience.  Overall, be very careful of your assumptions before making a decision.

Answer 3

I think there's no more use for you to continue nursing if you're not so interested with it anymore. You have said you're not happy with it at all, so I'm saying you do the shift now so that there would still be some time left.

Follow where you really want to be and where you imagine yourself being happy and productive. After all, so many people are already in to nursing not because of the profession itself but because of money. You won't even be that sure that nurses will still be in demand after you graduate.

Good luck!