Combining RN and LPN Pinning Ceremonies -- why not?

[DolceVita, ADN, BSN, RN]

I am an RN student at a two year school. Our school has separate pinning ceremonies for RNs and LPNs. Both ceremonies are fully funded by the students themselves. I just wondered if other colleges combined these and if not, why not? It seems we start off divided before we even leave school.

I would be interested in opinions especially if you don't think they should be separate.

Thanks

Dolce V

[CrunchyMama, ASN, RN]

I think they should be separate. It's like med students graduating with nursing students, doesn't happen. Yes, the jobs of RNs and LPNs are similar but there's many more differences. I've gone through the LPN program in high school (unfortunately never took the boards) and let me tell you...it's totally different. LPN is hard but RN is much harder and I think deserves a separate celebration.

[ShantheRN, BSN, RN]

I wouldn't want my pinning ceremony with the LPNs because I see the ceremony as a sort of closure. It should be shared by people that were shoulder to shoulder with you for the whole experience.

Graduation combines everyone, pinning ceremonies should be more intimate. Just my opinion, of course :)

[DolceVita, ADN, BSN, RN]

Thanks for responding...anyone else want to chime in? Anyone have a combined ceremony already?

[hiddencatRN, BSN, RN]

I agree with Shanfuturenurse- it's for us to celebrate together with the classmates we've bonded with over the course of the program. I don't think it's meant to be a way of segregating us.

My school has a traditional BSN program and an accelerated one, and our pinnings are separate and we're all finishing with the same degree. We don't have classes together with only a couple exceptions, and then it's them sitting in on our classes and not the other way around.

[Aurora77]

I wouldn't want my pinning ceremony with the LPNs because I see the ceremony as a sort of closure. It should be shared by people that were shoulder to shoulder with you for the whole experience.

Graduation combines everyone, pinning ceremonies should be more intimate. Just my opinion, of course :)

I agree with this. Our school combines pinning for the graduates and capping for the up and coming PN students, which I like, since the two classes interact. The RN program is separate, so we didn't then know the RN students, and now (as an RN student) don't know any of the freshman PN students, so I wouldn't want to combine them.