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Nursing Pinning Ceremony

King’s School of Nursing typically holds a pinning ceremony at the end of each semester.

Those eligible to participate will receive more information from the School of Nursing via email.

If you wish to order your program-specific King University School of Nursing pin, you may do so at https://www.jimcolemanstore.com/king

Ceremony Time and Location

  • Thursday, April 25, 2024 at 6:00 p.m.

  • First Presbyterian Church — 701 Florida Avenue, Bristol, TN 37620

Pinning Ceremony History

The pinning ceremony is a time when all School of Nursing graduates come together with their families and friends to celebrate the student’s success.

The historically significant pinning ceremony is likened to the pinnacle for nurses and, for many, it is more memorable than graduation. One of King’s traditions for the ceremony has included a blessing of the hands and lighting of the Florence Nightingale lamps.

Each school’s nursing program bestows a pin distinctive to their own school. King University’s School of Nursing pin, like the distinguished 13th century coat of arms, signifies pride in individual achievement. The nursing students in the first graduating class designed King’s School of Nursing pin.

The pinning is associated with Florence Nightingale, who, in the 1860’s, was honored with the Red Cross of St. George for her selfless efforts to injured men during the Crimean War. Because she believed in acknowledging a job well done, she presented a medal of excellence to her hardest working nursing graduates. By 1916, it became standard in the United States to award all nursing graduates with a pin during a special ceremony.