I was told the nursing pin goes on the left to sit over the heart — tradition, not policy, right? Our ceremony was 6 pm in the old auditorium and my preceptor swears it’s been that way since the ’70s; anyone got an actual source? I stick mine on my badge reel so it doesn’t eat a hole in my scrub top…
I wore mine on the left pocket because our program guide said “over the heart” for the ceremony; to avoid holes I use a magnet back behind the pocket so it stays put — does your ceremony program or handbook spell that out?
Tradition, not policy: most programs say left “over the heart,” but that’s ceremonial; a quick explainer on pin/pinning symbolism is here: Pinning ceremony (nursing) - Wikipedia. To wear it without new holes, use a locking pin back or stick a bit of moleskin inside as a guard — does your unit even allow pins on the floor?