I posted this question on a Men in Nursing forum and wanted to get some other opinions...
I've heard and seen several people comment on their pinning ceremony. From what I've read, the whole thing sounds like it tends to be a little corny. Candles, singing and the Nightingale Pledge. Just doesn't sound like something I'll be really interested in participating in. I don't see why the nursing schools need this special ceremony anyway.
So, those of you who have been through it, what do you think?
pinning ceremony is an event for us to be recognized as new nurses. a time for us to we awarded for being a full pledged nurse finally. and a time to party and enjoy with classmates who will be returning to their respective places after. for me, our pinning ceremony was a wonderful event! but...i know some school, they had their pinning ceremony before their graduation...meaning before they passed the local board exam...this for me is so so not GOOD. Personally, i don't want my pin at this time because i don't deserve it yet. Am i right? :)
to me it depends on what your pin represent, if its the RN pin or the School Pin. the school pin should be at graduation or in a ceramony of passing the torch depending if its a 2 year or 4 year program, and the RN pin should be either after passing boards or when you graduate but sence the whole class doesn't take the board at the same time its usually done at graduation and represents you being a graduate nurse.
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to me it depends on what your pin represent, if its the RN pin or the School Pin. the school pin should be at graduation or in a ceramony of passing the torch depending if its a 2 year or 4 year program, and the RN pin should be either after passing boards or when you graduate but sence the whole class doesn't take the board at the same time its usually done at graduation and represents you being a graduate nurse.