Carter’s metagenres follow closely along with the nursing major. The metagenre of problem-solving is most closely related to the nursing major. Within the nursing major, one of the most important skills to have is being able to problem-solve. The whole realm of nursing is made up of being  able to problem solve. Everyday someone comes in with a problem or issue and it is up to nurses to help solve those problems. Carter uses the food science major as a primary example of the problem-solving meta genre. All the goals of the food science major are broad enough to where you can relate them directly back to nursing. Goal B of this metagenre example is to “determine what information is appropriate to solving the problem and then find it, assess its authority and validity, and use it effectively.” Nursing majors are given the opportunity to be hands on in the field through clinical work to breakdown a problem with a patient and determining a way to find an effective solution.

Boyer’s idea of an enriched major is used to help students “put their potential field of study into perspective.” Boyers ideas can be viewed as a tool to determine whether or not a major is important and helps them to dive deeper into their field. There are three questions that help students determine whether or not their major is enriched. One of the questions is what are the social and economic implications. In the nursing program, the social implications come into play in the third and fourth-year curriculum with clinical programs. Within clinical, nursing majors complete rotations in hospital settings for a clinical requirement. This brings nursing students to the real field, where they work with other people to help find solutions to medical problems and prepare themselves for when they are actually licensed to do the job they’ve practiced.