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Background: Nursing is a Noble profession which is progressive and modernizing; As per need of the situation from a delivering baby and up to the dressing of injured it comes up with various specialties with high qualification of PhDs Nurses. The year 2019 was announced by the Honorable President of republic of Pakistan as Nurses year, keeping in view WHO has announced 2020 the year of Nursing and Midwifery. Authors have explored contributing factors for the selection of the nursing profession particularly and the motivation for future career in nursing. Methods: A cross sectional descriptive study was conducted at rural district of Sindh which includes first year students of three nursing schools through structured questionnaire. Study duration was from October 2016 to February 2017. Sample of 91 participants collected through universal sampling technique (all available population was selected at study area). Results: Respondent’s family has a good image of nursing 62(68.1%) participants were strongly agreed. Response of really want to see their self as a nurse 68(74.7%) participants were strongly agreed. Study showed many factors for taking admission in nursing 54(59.3%) participants responded their parents, Numerous personal factors like admiration nursing profession 58(63.7%) 68(74.7%) believed that they are caring for others. Many of them were enrolled due to the attraction of broad opportunities in nursing 45(49.5%). Conclusion: According to our study findings most of the students chose nursing profession as an alternate but not their first choice, many personal, professional and financial factors attracted the students to get enrolled in nursing.

Background: Nursing is an important tier for the health care delivery system. Nurses are holding essential and largest part of health delivery system from direct care to management, performing many functions for the smooth operations of the health care delivery system. Nursing education ignored in Pakistan nowadays many nurses are being enrolled in nursing schools every year. Changes people to join nursing profession may vary from one another. Objectives: Our study's objectives were to explore motivating factors for the nursing profession, and to assess the motivational factors among student nurses. Methods: We conducted Focus Group Discussions with nursing students. Thematic content analysis was done after assigning codes, making sub categories and categories and then driving sub themes and themes. Results: Factors such as wish to become nurse, mostly an alternate as failure to get admission in medicine, to fulfill parents wish, financial support job either public or private and get a chance to settle abroad, and seeking stipend during training. Easy public, private or clinic set up and jobs abroad. According to our study findings most students chose nursing profession as alternate but not their first choice, many personal, professional and financial factors attract students to enroll into the nursing. Conclusion: We conclude that most of the nursing student's perceive nursing being more suitable for females supporting their financial health.