2022 GBCC Nursing Pinning Ceremony

320 Corporate Drive,Portsmouth NH 03801

13 May, 2022

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Please join us for the pinning of the 2022 Graduating Nursing Students at Great Bay Community College! The modern ceremony started in 1855, when Queen Victoria awarded Florence Nightingale the Red Cross of St. George to recognize her service as a military nurse during the Crimean War. To share the honor, Nightingale later presented medals of excellence to her brightest nursing students. Not surprisingly, Florence Nightingale is known as the founder of modern nursing. In 1916, the pinning ceremony became standard practice for new graduates in the United States as a way of welcoming them into the nursing profession. New nurses can invite their family and friends to attend the ceremony, during which they’re given their nursing pin. The pin is usually given by a faculty member from their nursing school or someone of special significance to the new nurse. We invite you personally to celebrate the hard work and dedication of the Nursing Class of 2022! We would be honored by your presence.