On Wednesday August 8, 2012, the Department of Nursing will host their annually Nurses’ Pinning and Consecration Service under the theme “Committed Advocates of Quality Care: Always Evolving at Northern Caribbean University’s Gymnatorium at 11:00 am.

The consecration service will include performances by the graduands, greetings from Dr. Trevor Gardner, President of Northern Caribbean University, Dr. Marilyn Anderson-Vice President of Academic Administration, Dr. Erica Sturridge, dean of the College of Allied Health and Nursing, Mrs. Leila McWhinney-Dehaney, Chief Nursing Officer at Ministry of Health, and Mrs. M. Rochester-Riley, Registrar of Nursing Council of Jamaica.

A nursing graduand being pinned by a registered nurse - file

Ms. Audrey Hinchcliffe, CEO of Manpower and Maintenance Placement Agency, will be the speaker of the consecration service.

The pinning exercise serves to present to the University and the public, the trained and equipped batch of graduands who have pursued a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing over the past four years or more. The graduands are required to recite the international nurses’ pledge:

In the full knowledge of the obligations I am undertaking, I promise to care for the sick with all the skill and understanding I possess, without regard to race, creed, colour, politics or social status, sparing no effort to conserve life, to alleviate suffering and to promote health.

I will respect at all times the dignity and religious beliefs of the patients under my care, holding confidence all personal information entrusted to me and refraining from any action which might endanger life or health.

I will endeavour to keep my professional knowledge and skill at the highest level and to give loyal support and cooperation to all members of the health team.

I will do my utmost best to honour the international code of ethics applied to nursing and to uphold the integrity of the nurse.