Introduction:The factors that provide the motivation for choosing a particular field of study and, consequently, a future profession include individual interests, professional aptitude, an expected sense of satisfaction, prospects of further success, and the possibility of getting an interesting, well-paid job. Aim of the study: To determine the motivation for choosing nursing studies during the COVID-19 pandemic. Material and methods: The survey was conducted among 209 first-year nursing students using an electronic version of the authors' survey questionnaire. Results: When choosing a field of study, the largest percentage of respondents were guided by the desire to help and care for other people (67.46%), the possibility of obtaining a high level of satisfaction resulting from saving health and lives (63.64%), and developing their interests in health and medicine (63.64%). The majority of respondents (73.21%) said that the pandemic did not influence their choice of studies. In the group of respondents who declared that the pandemic had an impact on their decision to choose a field of study, for 55.17% it turned out to be a positive one. Conclusions: When choosing a field of study, respondents were guided by the desire to help and care for people, the possibility of gaining a high level of satisfaction resulting from saving health and lives, and the opportunity to develop their interests. The majority of respondents said the pandemic had no impact on their choice of studies, whereas for the others the impact was mostly positive.

Testicular cancer is the most common malignancy in young men and its prevalence is increasing all over the world. The diagnosis of such a life-threatening disease at a relatively young age may have a considerable devastating impact on numerous spheres of everyday functioning. Although testicular cancer treatment is highly effective, in some cases only symptomatic treatment is possible, an integral part of which is specialist nursing care. This study aimed to present the possibility of using the terminology of the International Classification for Nursing Practice (ICNP®) in planning nursing care for a hospice patient suffering from advanced testicular cancer. An analysis of medical records allowed for developing a patient's case and then formulating a plan of nursing care considering diagnoses concerning biopsychosocial functioning and nursing intervention. Moreover, the study highlights typical problems of patients in the period of dying as well as the role of a nurse in hospice care.