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A nursing pin is a type of badge
Badge

A badge is a personal device, patch, or accoutrement which is presented or displayed to indicate some feat of service, a special accomplishment, a symbol of authority granted by taking an oath , a sign of legitimate employment or student status, or as a simple means of identification....
, usually made of metal such as gold
Gold

Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au and atomic number 79. It is a highly sought-after precious metal, having been used as money, as a store of value, in jewelry, in sculpture, and for ornamentation since the beginning of recorded history....
 or silver
Silver

Silver is a chemical element with the chemical symbol Ag and atomic number 47. A soft, white, lustrous transition metal, it has the highest electrical conductivity of any element and the highest thermal conductivity of any metal....
, which is worn by nurse
Nurse

A nurse is a healthcare professional, who along with other health care professionals, is responsible for the treatment, safety, and recovery of Acute or Chronic ill or injured people, health maintenance of the healthy, and treatment of life-threatening emergencies in a wide range of health care settings....
s to identify the nursing school
Nursing school

A Nursing school is a type of Education, or part thereof, providing education and training to become a fully-qualified nurse. The nature of Nurse education and nursing qualifications varies considerably across the world....
 from which they graduated. They are traditionally presented to the newly–graduated nurses by the faculty at a pinning ceremony
Pinning ceremony

A pinning ceremony is a symbolic welcoming of newly-graduated nurses into the nursing profession. The new nurses are presented with nursing pins by the Nursing educator of the nursing school....
 as a symbolic welcome into the profession. Most pins have a symbolic meaning, often representing the history of the nursing program for that school of nursing.

The ancestor of the nursing pin is the Maltese cross
Maltese cross

The Maltese cross or Amalfi cross is identified as the symbol of an order of Christian warriors known as the Knights Hospitaller or Knights of Malta....
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A nursing pin is a type of badge
Badge

A badge is a personal device, patch, or accoutrement which is presented or displayed to indicate some feat of service, a special accomplishment, a symbol of authority granted by taking an oath , a sign of legitimate employment or student status, or as a simple means of identification....
, usually made of metal such as gold
Gold

Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au and atomic number 79. It is a highly sought-after precious metal, having been used as money, as a store of value, in jewelry, in sculpture, and for ornamentation since the beginning of recorded history....
 or silver
Silver

Silver is a chemical element with the chemical symbol Ag and atomic number 47. A soft, white, lustrous transition metal, it has the highest electrical conductivity of any element and the highest thermal conductivity of any metal....
, which is worn by nurse
Nurse

A nurse is a healthcare professional, who along with other health care professionals, is responsible for the treatment, safety, and recovery of Acute or Chronic ill or injured people, health maintenance of the healthy, and treatment of life-threatening emergencies in a wide range of health care settings....
s to identify the nursing school
Nursing school

A Nursing school is a type of Education, or part thereof, providing education and training to become a fully-qualified nurse. The nature of Nurse education and nursing qualifications varies considerably across the world....
 from which they graduated. They are traditionally presented to the newly–graduated nurses by the faculty at a pinning ceremony
Pinning ceremony

A pinning ceremony is a symbolic welcoming of newly-graduated nurses into the nursing profession. The new nurses are presented with nursing pins by the Nursing educator of the nursing school....
 as a symbolic welcome into the profession. Most pins have a symbolic meaning, often representing the history of the nursing program for that school of nursing.

The ancestor of the nursing pin is the Maltese cross
Maltese cross

The Maltese cross or Amalfi cross is identified as the symbol of an order of Christian warriors known as the Knights Hospitaller or Knights of Malta....
. Some significant historical contributors to the foundation of hospital standards involved in using the Maltese cross were the Knights Hospitaller
Knights Hospitaller

The Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta is a Roman Catholic Church order based in Rome, Italy....
 and Order of Saint Lazarus
Order of Saint Lazarus

This article concerns the former religious; Catholic-founded secular order of knighthood. For other uses of the name Lazarus, see Lazarus .The Order of St....
, pioneers of communicable disease care, such as leprosy
Leprosy

Leprosy , or Hansen's disease , is a Chronic disease caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis. Leprosy is primarily a granulomatous disease of the Peripheral nervous system and Mucous membrane of the upper respiratory tract; skin lesions are the primary external symptom....
, syphilis
Syphilis

Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease caused by the spirochete bacterium Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum. The route of transmission of syphilis is almost always through sexual contact, although there are examples of congenital syphilis via transmission from mother to child in utero....
, and other chronic skin diseases during their period, and established one of a few hospitals in the territories of their reign. As the Renaissance
Renaissance

The Renaissance was a cultural movement that spanned roughly the 14th to the 17th century, beginning in Italy in the late Middle Ages and later spreading to the rest of Europe....
 period progressed, the use of the symbol has evolved into family coat of arms
Coat of arms

A coat of arms, more properly called an armorial achievement, armorial bearings or often just arms for short, in European tradition, is a design belonging to a particular person and used by them in a wide variety of ways....
, then given to those who were providers of exclusive services. Such pins were then awarded to nurses who were needed by society during periods of spread of uncontrolled illnesses during the early period, and to recognize them as nurses who are educated, trained and experienced in the said field.

Nurse's pins today

Modern designs of nurse's pins have evolved through time. The Maltese cross, in some nursing educational institutions, has not been incorporated in their pins, instead, their own seal or logo such us that of their nursing school, nursing organization of university affiliated with. The pin is still worn as part of the nurse's uniforms today, in such cases, before or even after they graduate from their respective nursing schools, and work for medical institutions, such as hospitals and health and wellness centers.

See also

  • Maltese cross
    Maltese cross

    The Maltese cross or Amalfi cross is identified as the symbol of an order of Christian warriors known as the Knights Hospitaller or Knights of Malta....
  • Nurse uniform
    Nurse uniform

    A nurse uniform is attire worn by nurses for hygiene and identification. The traditional nurse uniform consists of a dress, apron and nursing cap....
  • Nursing
    Nursing

    Nursing is a healthcare profession focused on the detail-oriented care of individuals, family, and community in attaining, maintaining, and recovering optimal health and functioning....
  • Knights Hospitaller
    Knights Hospitaller

    The Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta is a Roman Catholic Church order based in Rome, Italy....
  • Order of Saint Lazarus
    Order of Saint Lazarus

    This article concerns the former religious; Catholic-founded secular order of knighthood. For other uses of the name Lazarus, see Lazarus .The Order of St....