Hello everyone, I just finished my last exit ATI predictor exam with 99% passing the NCLEX, and my pinning day is tomorrow. After deep thinking and since I'm the only male student, I decided not to go for pinning and graduation. I have another degree and passing nursing school is huge thing for me and I feel really great. Some of my friends are telling me since I'm not going to pinning that means I didn't take nursing school seriously which is not true at all.
I spent the last two years working nights and study with 2 kids and wife to take care of and beside that I graduated with 3.8 GPA in one of the hardest nursing schools in my area and one of the toughest programs. I went to nursing school to earn a degree and start new career not to get a pin. I have a job lined up already and I'm preparing for the NCLEX which I'll take within few weeks. Did anyone of you skip his pinning/ graduation? and how you really feel about it?
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For all my respect to your opinion. If any hospital would decide to hire me based on a pinning ceremony only I will refuse to apply for it !!!!! I wont even take it !!! If anyone would hire me based on my performance and patient care and competency then I would love to apply for this job,. People need to understand that nursing not just a PIN it's more than that, it's ethical and professional career not PINNING. If I were a unit manger and I know someone I truly hate in my life applied to my unit I will take him in considerations of his/her performance and experience and I wont judge based on my feelings. In my opinion to love your job and build career based on what you believe is more important than a pinning ceremony. If I know one of class mates is the hiring manger and refused to hire me based on the pinning ceremony then I would think this person should not be a manger and shouldn't be a nurse in the first place. Not going to pinning dose not mean that I'm a horrible person.
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Do as you wish. Life has funny twists and turns. However, you seems to have things all figured out.
I am finishing nursing school this coming week. This is my second career. I will attend pinning because I see it as specifically relating to nursing but I will not be attending the graduation ceremony. Many reasons- I've already walked for my first degree, my family is all taking off work for my pinning and I don't want to make them take another day off for graduation too, and I just can't justify making my small children sit through that. I am very proud of my accomplishment but I don't need to walk across a stage. I think it means more to those who are younger and don't have kids...
I went to pinning but I won't be going to graduation. I have a previous baccalaureate degree and did the whole graduation thing. I worked hard in nursing school and wanted to at least attend pinning, besides, it's such a major tradition in this profession. Next graduation I'll probably attend is for my terminal degree (DNP/PhD).
For all my respect to your opinion. If any hospital would decide to hire me based on a pinning ceremony only I will refuse to apply for it !!!!! I wont even take it !!! If anyone would hire me based on my performance and patient care and competency then I would love to apply for this job,. People need to understand that nursing not just a PIN it's more than that, it's ethical and professional career not PINNING. If I were a unit manger and I know someone I truly hate in my life applied to my unit I will take him in considerations of his/her performance and experience and I wont judge based on my feelings. In my opinion to love your job and build career based on what you believe is more important than a pinning ceremony. If I know one of class mates is the hiring manger and refused to hire me based on the pinning ceremony then I would think this person should not be a manger and shouldn't be a nurse in the first place. Not going to pinning dose not mean that I'm a horrible person.
I've noticed that there are a few different types of folks that go into nursing. There are some that come from a long line of nurses and it's simply in their blood, it's their legacy. There are some that are doing it because they think they can get their BSN and go directly to MSN and then work in management and that it's a fast track to a cushy job. There are others that enjoy being of service to people and who geek out on nursing and the history and tradition of the profession. Then, there are others who just showed up for whatever reason and aren't particularly invested in the history of nursing and don't care to know why things like pinning are important or don't really get the schmaltzy-ness of it all -- they don't seem like they'll be in it for the long haul.
If you look back in the history of nursing, the pin was MAJOR. It's not some random thing that got invented just for girly fun times in the 1950s. The pin signified people (MEN, the 1st nurses were MEN - nurse soldiers in the Crusades) who were educated and experienced and able to affect change during times of significant spread of communicable disease. The pin (i.e. Maltese cross) was worn by people who helped establish higher standards of hospital care. A lot of the history of nursing is deeply entrenched in war and out of war comes increased standards of care and medical innovation, often driven by nursing practice. For some people, that's what you're shirking when you choose to skip your pinning ceremony.
I am just a few weeks away from my pinning ceremony and though I know not everyone was as involved as they could be (for whatever reason), I would be disappointed if someone chose not to go. We went through this tremendously difficult program together for 3 years and, whether it seems like it or not, we are a family. That concept is important on a unit, too. If you choose to say, "Well, I'm just about patient care and performance." that's very telling in terms of what you think in terms of integrating with the team on your unit. How well do you care to adapt to your unit's culture and become a full part of the team sometimes comes through with what you think of your graduating class and what you think about things that celebrate unity and teamwork. Just food for thought.
As for what I bolded in your quote, that's immature of you to say and it doesn't appear like you're considering what a hiring manager has to go through. As someone who had the displeasure of having to hire people for a job in a different field, the most important thing is trying to determine if someone gives a damn about being a team player. It doesn't mean having to be overly-friendly and hanging out outside of work all the time. It does mean, though, that, if I knew you and knew you didn't go to pinning, my perception of your thoughts about teamwork and acknowledgement of shared culture on the unit are not going to immediately be positive.
I know sometimes especially in ceremonies like Pinning things go emotional with a lot of crying. Honestly I will feel awkward especially I really don't have a close friends in my college (Not because I don't want friends) I was working a lot and just going to my classes and leave.
You know you're going to have complete strangers crying in front of you, right? Just wondering why, if you feel like emotions are such a messy woman thing, are you in nursing to begin with?
I've noticed that there are a few different types of folks that go into nursing. There are some that come from a long line of nurses and it's simply in their blood, it's their legacy. There are some that are doing it because they think they can get their BSN and go directly to MSN and then work in management and that it's a fast track to a cushy job. There are others that enjoy being of service to people and who geek out on nursing and the history and tradition of the profession. Then, there are others who just showed up for whatever reason and aren't particularly invested in the history of nursing and don't care to know why things like pinning are important or don't really get the schmaltzy-ness of it all -- they don't seem like they'll be in it for the long haul.
If you look back in the history of nursing, the pin was MAJOR. It's not some random thing that got invented just for girly fun times in the 1950s. The pin signified people (MEN, the 1st nurses were MEN - nurse soldiers in the Crusades) who were educated and experienced and able to affect change during times of significant spread of communicable disease. The pin (i.e. Maltese cross) was worn by people who helped establish higher standards of hospital care. A lot of the history of nursing is deeply entrenched in war and out of war comes increased standards of care and medical innovation, often driven by nursing practice. For some people, that's what you're shirking when you choose to skip your pinning ceremony.
I am just a few weeks away from my pinning ceremony and though I know not everyone was as involved as they could be (for whatever reason), I would be disappointed if someone chose not to go. We went through this tremendously difficult program together for 3 years and, whether it seems like it or not, we are a family. That concept is important on a unit, too. If you choose to say, "Well, I'm just about patient care and performance." that's very telling in terms of what you think in terms of integrating with the team on your unit. How well do you care to adapt to your unit's culture and become a full part of the team sometimes comes through with what you think of your graduating class and what you think about things that celebrate unity and teamwork. Just food for thought.
As for what I bolded in your quote, that's immature of you to say and it doesn't appear like you're considering what a hiring manager has to go through. As someone who had the displeasure of having to hire people for a job in a different field, the most important thing is trying to determine if someone gives a damn about being a team player. It doesn't mean having to be overly-friendly and hanging out outside of work all the time. It does mean, though, that, if I knew you and knew you didn't go to pinning, my perception of your thoughts about teamwork and acknowledgement of shared culture on the unit are not going to immediately be positive.
The history of pinning, and of nursing in general is very interesting. Thank you for posting this. As for the rest, I'd love to speak with you in about five years to see if your views are the same.
I've noticed that there are a few different types of folks that go into nursing. There are some that come from a long line of nurses and it's simply in their blood, it's their legacy. There are some that are doing it because they think they can get their BSN and go directly to MSN and then work in management and that it's a fast track to a cushy job. There are others that enjoy being of service to people and who geek out on nursing and the history and tradition of the profession. Then, there are others who just showed up for whatever reason and aren't particularly invested in the history of nursing and don't care to know why things like pinning are important or don't really get the schmaltzy-ness of it all -- they don't seem like they'll be in it for the long haul.
If you look back in the history of nursing, the pin was MAJOR. It's not some random thing that got invented just for girly fun times in the 1950s. The pin signified people (MEN, the 1st nurses were MEN - nurse soldiers in the Crusades) who were educated and experienced and able to affect change during times of significant spread of communicable disease. The pin (i.e. Maltese cross) was worn by people who helped establish higher standards of hospital care. A lot of the history of nursing is deeply entrenched in war and out of war comes increased standards of care and medical innovation, often driven by nursing practice. For some people, that's what you're shirking when you choose to skip your pinning ceremony.
I am just a few weeks away from my pinning ceremony and though I know not everyone was as involved as they could be (for whatever reason), I would be disappointed if someone chose not to go. We went through this tremendously difficult program together for 3 years and, whether it seems like it or not, we are a family. That concept is important on a unit, too. If you choose to say, "Well, I'm just about patient care and performance." that's very telling in terms of what you think in terms of integrating with the team on your unit. How well do you care to adapt to your unit's culture and become a full part of the team sometimes comes through with what you think of your graduating class and what you think about things that celebrate unity and teamwork. Just food for thought.
As for what I bolded in your quote, that's immature of you to say and it doesn't appear like you're considering what a hiring manager has to go through. As someone who had the displeasure of having to hire people for a job in a different field, the most important thing is trying to determine if someone gives a damn about being a team player. It doesn't mean having to be overly-friendly and hanging out outside of work all the time. It does mean, though, that, if I knew you and knew you didn't go to pinning, my perception of your thoughts about teamwork and acknowledgement of shared culture on the unit are not going to immediately be positive.
Bias is not a part of management and I think beside reading the history of nursing you should educate yourself about management skills and the hiring procedure. I never heard about hiring people based on their attendance to pinning ceremonies and I care less about your classifications of people in the nursing career based on their motivation. I believe as long as you care about your patients and love your career and take care of your future is much better than digging in the past and history. I really don't care about everything you list in this post because simply I don't care about a pin. I came from another country and different culture and what is important to you is not important to me. There is nothing such as someone born to be a nurse or a doctor we chose our path in life and we do what we think we like to do. I was an engineer and now I'm almost a nurse and I love to help people and my motivation is my own personal believe, you are not in the position to classify people who enter the nursing field you can only judge people based on their performance and their CARE !!! I think you need to enter the field and pass your finals before judging and classifying people based on their pinning attendance and their motivation for being in the nursing field. To make history you need to make a future first and as you learned in your nursing classes people are different and they came from different backgrounds and again what is important to you is not necessary important to me.
Bias is not a part of management and I think beside reading the history of nursing you should educate yourself about management skills and the hiring procedure. I never heard about hiring people based on their attendance to pinning ceremonies and I care less about your classifications of people in the nursing career based on their motivation. I believe as long as you care about your patients and love your career and take care of your future is much better than digging in the past and history. I really don't care about everything you list in this post because simply I don't care about a pin. I came from another country and different culture and what is important to you is not important to me. There is nothing such as someone born to be a nurse or a doctor we chose our path in life and we do what we think we like to do. I was an engineer and now I'm almost a nurse and I love to help people and my motivation is my own personal believe, you are not in the position to classify people who enter the nursing field you can only judge people based on their performance and their CARE !!! I think you need to enter the field and pass your finals before judging and classifying people based on their pinning attendance and their motivation for being in the nursing field. To make history you need to make a future first and as you learned in your nursing classes people are different and they came from different backgrounds and again what is important to you is not necessary important to me.
Absolutely!!! Different strokes for different folks!
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I am just a few weeks away from my pinning ceremony and though I know not everyone was as involved as they could be (for whatever reason), I would be disappointed if someone chose not to go. We went through this tremendously difficult program together for 3 years and, whether it seems like it or not, we are a family. That concept is important on a unit, too. If you choose to say, "Well, I'm just about patient care and performance." that's very telling in terms of what you think in terms of integrating with the team on your unit. How well do you care to adapt to your unit's culture and become a full part of the team sometimes comes through with what you think of your graduating class and what you think about things that celebrate unity and teamwork. Just food for thought.
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This type of thinking is alien to me. Going through a difficult program together doesn't make us family, seem like it or not. I choose my family- some from nursing school , some from work, etc.
Whats important on a unit is doing your job. And being a team player while you are at the job Whether or not I attended pinning has little to nothing to do with my performance at work
To each his own. Pinning is important to you. So go. And enjoy the significance it has for you. And let others make the decision thats right for them. Without judgement
This type of thinking is alien to me. Going through a difficult program together doesn't make us family, seem like it or not. I choose my family- some from nursing school , some from work, etc.
Whats important on a unit is doing your job. And being a team player while you are at the job Whether or not I attended pinning has little to nothing to do with my performance at work
To each his own. Pinning is important to you. So go. And enjoy the significance it has for you. And let others make the decision thats right for them. Without judgement
The cliquish nature of school wears off as you mature and develop adult relationships outside work. For now, enjoy your pinning and the things important to you, but don't judge others whose priorities have evolved.
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If I could give more pertinent details that helps the story have more merit, without losing anonymity, I would.
Do as you wish. Life has funny twists and turns. However, you seems to have things all figured out.
As you were.