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Muhlenberg Job Corps honors CNA students with Pinning Ceremony

Muhlenberg Job Corps Center held a rite of passage for 13 Certified Nursing Assistant students with a pinning ceremony Jan. 27. The pinning ceremony recognized students’ completion of the CNA program as a stepping stone to a higher degree in nursing.

Awarding nursing students with a pin dates back to 1855 when Queen Victoria presented Florence Nightingale with a specially made broach to commend her for her work in the Crimean War. During the ceremony, students lit candles to signify the only light Nightingale had as she made the rounds tending wounded soldiers. Students also recited the Florence Nightingale Pledge.

All 13 CNA students who were part of the pinning ceremony completed 16 clinical hours at the Maple Manor Nursing Home, currently operated by Kindred Health Care.