pin ?

[ken-pin]

I'm about to graduate this spring and have to decide whether to buy a school pin or not. Honestly......what % of guys actually wear their pin? Where do they wear it? Am I supposed to go to the pinning ceremony even if I don't order one? That whole jewelry schtick is SO not me...I don't even wear my wedding ring.

Ken

[Farkinott, RN]

I've gpt a university badge (pin), school of nursing badge and a few others like "certified precetor". I wear none of them. I wear an ID that says I am a Registered nurse in the facility I work in. This is enough for me!

[Sterling-RN]

I've gpt a university badge (pin), school of nursing badge and a few others like "certified precetor". I wear none of them. I wear an ID that says I am a Registered nurse in the facility I work in. This is enough for me!

I didn't get the pin, go to the pinning ceremony, or even to my graduation! I will always know that I earned the degrees that I have...I about fell out of my chair laughing when someone said that they had student loans to remind them of the experience. I have my Bachelor's degrees and my State Board of Nurisng License on the wall in my office. That's enough for me.

I guess that all I wanted from school was that piece of paper. The experience was no big deal to me. My school spent A LOT of time exploring "feelings" and writing "reflective journals." I felt underserved, and really don't want a pin to remind me of that.

Though, I must say that after reading some of the posts on here, I would have loved to have had one of my parents pinning it on me. But my parents were thrilled just to know that I passed my boards. haha.

I guess I'll take part when I get my Master's.

[johnwaynehair, BSN, RN]

At UTHSCSA, the pinning ceremony was paid for by the students; furthermore, the official school pin could not be used (we were only authorized to purchase one after the Dean of Nursing had submitted a list of students that graduated). The Fall class usually had a pinning ceremony, as the SON would only pay for one graduation ceremony per year. I attended the Fall pinning 'cause some of my friends were graduating--what a joke it was! Everyone had to provide their own "nursing" pin--no uniformity at all. After the ceremony, the nurse ethics instructor made a fuss as the Texas Nurse Practice Act prohibits anyone from "representing" themselves as a nurse who is not licensed by the state: can you say "Drama-rama"? Anyway, I was glad to graduate in the Spring. Did I get a pin? You betcha! I wear it on my "I Love Me" namebadge (ex-GI's will understand the reference). I'm proud of my pin, just like I'm proud of my high school ring, and my college ring for my first degree (Hook 'em). I guess it comes down to personal taste. Sorry to be so verbose. Good luck on your new career.

John Wayne Hair

[Dave11, BSN, RN]

i'm another one that never went to the pinning ceremony or graduation. as soon as the last finals were done, i was working full time. a few people were upset with me for not going to graduation, but i'm not a pomp and circumstance type of person.

[Rock, LPN, RN]

Wear your pin proudly just above your name tag!!!