Thinking of switching from nursing to biomedical science…

Hi!
I’ve just started my second year of nursing. I have realised that it isn’t what I want out of career. I enjoy healthcare and learning a lot. That’s why I like the theory side of nursing more. I feel like I’d want to work in a non-patient facing role, but I also want to help people. I like the job prospects of biomedical science and the lab work interests me; I feel like the job prospects of biomed aligns more with who I am. I don’t want to work on the frontline the way nurses do. I know you can specialise within nursing, but it’s still nursing lol. And it can take some years to find your niche. Im not sure if I should continue the nursing course and graduate, as I do think it’ll look good on my CV. Or drop out and start biomed. I’d have to do a foundation year with biomed.
I’m just a bit confused lol. Any advice from anyone would be great, thanks!

Hi @Aishaaan

I am sorry to hear you are feeling a bit confused, it must play on your mind quite a lot.

I think it is definitely worth making this change if it is something you want. Having completed your first year in Nursing is still a blessing as it has helped you come to this realisation. You will also have a year's worth of knowledge surrounding Nursing which is very valuable.

If I were in your shoes I would definitely do more research on Biomed courses, and talk to current students and lecturers. It is a big decision so it makes sense that a lot of time and thought will have to go into it. But if your heart is not in Nursing I think you will find completing the second and third years very tough. I dropped out of my first degree pretty soon after I started it. I am doing a completely different course now and I am very thankful that I made that decision when I was 18.

Another factor to consider is funding. SFE at the moment only supports you for 4 academic years, so bear in mind you have used one of those years now.

Wishing you all the best!

Anastasia,
BCU Student Rep.

(edited 5 months ago)

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Aishaaan

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Original post by BCU Student Rep

Hi @Aishaaan

I am sorry to hear you are feeling a bit confused, it must play on your mind quite a lot.

I think it is definitely worth making this change if it is something you want. Having completed your first year in Nursing is still a blessing as it has helped you come to this realisation. You will also have a year's worth of knowledge surrounding Nursing which is very valuable.

If I were in your shoes I would definitely do more research on Biomed courses, and talk to current students and lecturers. It is a big decision so it makes sense that a lot of time and thought will have to go into it. But if your heart is not in Nursing I think you will find completing the second and third years very tough. I dropped out of my first degree pretty soon after I started it. I am doing a completely different course now and I am very thankful that I made that decision when I was 18.

Another factor to consider is funding. SFE at the moment only supports you for 4 academic years, so bear in mind you have used one of those years now.

Wishing you all the best!

Anastasia,
BCU Student Rep.

Thank you!!
Yeah I really need to think about it as I’ve already dropped out of another course (midwifery). I actually did my midwifery interview at BCU lol. I didn’t know that about SFE, thanks for letting me know!!!!

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myaqoob1957

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Sorry to hear this. If you are serious about biomedical science jobs, please take a look at the healthcare sciences course at uni of Bradford, you do your portfolio with a work placement at nhs lab which is organised by the uni. So you’re at a huge advantage when you finish the course.

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