Associate degree - nursing (ADN) and practical nursing students were recognized during a special ceremony at Northeast Community College in Norfolk recently with the presentation of their diplomas.
In addition, the tradition of nursing students receiving their pins from family members or a close friend who have helped them along their journey was part of the ceremony.
The nurse pinning observance is the culmination of the students’ initial journey of professional nursing education. It is a bridge from nursing’s past to nursing’s future and is a time-honored nursing school tradition. It also signifies the official initiation into the brotherhood and sisterhood of nurses.
Each nursing school, at every level of education, has its own unique pin which is worn on the nursing uniform. The nursing school pin that graduates of the Northeast Community College’s ADN and practical nursing program receive is symbolic of nursing’s heritage and tradition.
Upon completion of the first two semesters of nursing studies at Northeast Community College, students are eligible to take the National Council of Licensure Examination (NCLEX-PN) to become licensed practical nurses. Students who hold a 3.0 grade point average in their nursing courses are eligible to complete the last two semesters of the Northeast program and take the National Council of Licensure Exam (NCLEX-RN) to practice as licensed registered nurses.
Students who graduate with an ADN are eligible to continue their studies for a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing. The general education courses for a Bachelor of Science in Nursing can be taken at Northeast Community College. The majority of the practical nursing students have chosen to continue in the associate degree nursing program at Northeast.
The graduates are among over 900 others who were recognized in two additional ceremonies to mark Northeast’s 50th Commencement.
Associate Degree – Nursing
Forty graduates received their associate degree - nursing diplomas and pins.
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Plainview – Devin Ehrenberg, Alexa Meyer, Abigail Rafert.
Practical Nursing Diploma
Thirty-seven graduates received their Practical Nursing diplomas and pins.
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Plainview – Jordyn Albin, Hailee Horst.