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Nurses Pinning; A Call for Empathy
2011 College of The Bahamas nursing graduates following the Nurses' Pinning Ceremony held on May 25th. College of The Bahamas nursing graduate Michelle Mott knew all about hospitals at a much younger age than she wanted because of health challenges. However, those frequent visits to the doctor planted a seed that later blossomed into a full fledged love for nursing. "When I went to the hospital, I saw the love that was given to the patients and I thought as a child it would be a wonderful experience for me to do the same for someone else," recalled Michelle. It is so good to do something that you love and not something that is work. So everyday, I look forward to meeting my patients and helping them on the road to recovery." On Wednesday, May 25th, Michelle was one of 27 exuberant nursing students dressed in crisp white uniforms for the Seventh Annual Nurses' Pinning Ceremony held at the Performing Arts Centre of The College of The Bahamas. The ceremony was held to specially recognise the graduates from The College's School of Nursing and Allied Health Professions. A member of the 2011 Commencement Class, Michelle earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree. "Today is a happy one for our graduands and the family of the School of Nursing and Allied Health Professions and The College in general. It recognizes the efforts of these wonderful ladies who have worked long and hard to receive their degree. It was not easy juggling family responsibilities and work commitments, but they did it," said Chair of the School of Nursing and Allied Health Professions, Mrs. Patricia Miller-Brown. Initiated in 2005, the Nurses' Pinning Ceremony was established to publically recognize students who had successfully completed the requirements for graduation from the various programmes of study offered by the School of Nursing and Allied Health Professions. This year, 18 of 27 graduates completed an Associate of Science degree in Nursing, seven made history as the first group to complete the four-year Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing programme, one completed the Registered Nurse to Bachelor of Science Degree and another graduate completed a Trained Clinical Nurse certificate. The graduates were challenged to be innovative agents of change. 
College President Betsy V. Boze addresses the Nurses' Pinning Ceremony held in the Performing Arts Centre. 
Reverend Terrance G. Morrison, Pastor, Zion Baptist Church, East and Shirley streets urged the nurses to be empathetic. "Every opportunity we have to succeed is met with some level, some degree of challenge. In order for you to succeed, a specific demand is being placed on you to exert effort, energy and passion for without effort, energy and passion you will never rise above the obstacles that will confront you," he said. "You are entering a profession where some are most unprofessional but you must choose to be better and not be afraid to be different. In your quest to be professional, you must never be afraid to allow your humanity to be displayed. In the absence of empathy is the emergence of evil. There are persons who are professionals but have not clue how to be human. Let your humanity show, it is easy to see suffering on a daily basis and to become numb as a part of a coping mechanism. Keep in touch with your humanity." As part of the ceremony, the graduating students proudly received their nursing pins and recited the Nurses' Pledge. In order to become registered nurses, they must pass the qualifying exam set by the Nursing Council of The Bahamas, the statutory board that regulates the practice of nursing in The Bahamas.
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