Are these reasons not good enough to pursue a career in nursing?

Don't risk your career for a guy. Your significant other should encourage you on what you want to do, not because you want to move in with him and get a degree fast enough. Many people go into nursing because there isn't a lot of schooling, a decent amount of pay etc. But it is grunt work, many nurses get the 'blame' when a patient may be angry.

"the only majors worth going to college for are accounting, nursing, and engineering." No. There are tons of majors that lead to very exciting and rewarding careers outside of these. If the concern is monetary, almost all baccalaureate degrees are worth both the cost + opportunity cost when looking at return on investment. Nursing, is a traditional field for many women, however as many have pointed out there is little autonomy and respect. There are many people however that believe that nursing pays well because it has a high starting salary (though it stays relatively flat compared to other occupations.) For instance, compare the starting salaries of an RN to that of other traditional female jobs: RN $51,000/ Primary School Teacher $49,000/ Speech Language Pathologist $74,000/ Librarian $54,000/ Social Worker $38,000. When looking at mid-career and end of career salaries though, every job (including social worker) ends up making more than the RN. The reason is that nursing pays a high starting wage, and does not typically go up that much from there. Contrast this to a bachelors educated teacher who starts making $49,000 and then retires making $71,000 after 20 years. What I would suggest is going to your schools career advising office and meeting with a career counselor. There are so many awesome opportunities available, many people do not have a clue though, because unfortunately career advising has not been something that is a priority in high schools for at least the past 25 years. BTW interesting careers that you need a bachelors for (that all have a better starting salary than a nurse): 1. BS in Adventure Education (work for resorts, camps, boarding schools in SCUBA, Sailing, and various resort activities) 2. Industrial Design (like engi but through colleges of business combined with art) 3. BS in Casino Management/ BA in Racetrack and Gaming Management 4. BS Range & Wildlife Management 5. BA Golf Course Management

Yeah. You shouldn't do it unless you really want to. There are plenty of other viable options. BTW, there is no nursing shortage and community colleges offer ADNs, not BSNs.