The Department of Nursing of Sun Yat-sen University held its first crowning and passing ceremony and took the Nightingale Oath in Chinese, Taiwanese and English.
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- The Department of Nursing of National Sun Yat-sen University held its first "Crowning and Consecration Ceremony" on the 3rd.
- The Nightingale Pledge was read out in three languages: Chinese, Taiwanese and English, symbolizing an important milestone for nursing students before entering clinical practice.
- The department director, Su'e Kuo, and a group of teachers crowned the students.
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The Department of Nursing of National Sun Yat-sen University held its first crowning and passing ceremony, marking an important ceremony in nursing professional education, symbolizing students' transition from classroom learning to clinical practice and inheriting Nightingale's spirit.
Guo Su'e, head of the Department of Nursing at Sun Yat-sen University, passed the message on to teachers and then to students. (Provided by Sun Yat-sen University)
The Department of Nursing of National Sun Yat-sen University held its first "Crowning and Lighting Ceremony" on the 3rd. With the theme of "Inheriting the Nursing Heart and Lighting the Path to Practice", the Department was the first in Taiwan to take the oath in three languages: Chinese, Taiwanese and English, officially undertaking the nursing mission of protecting lives and ushering in a new journey of clinical care.
The ceremony was witnessed by President Li Zhipeng, Dean of the Department of Nursing Kuo Su'e, teachers, Chairman of Ruan General Hospital Liu Zhaohong, Director of the Nursing Department of Kaohsiung Medical University Chung Ho Memorial Hospital Liao Yumei, and students' relatives and friends. Student representatives Hu Yuliang, Hong Jielun and Jiang Qiandan led all students to recite the Nightingale Pledge in Chinese, Taiwanese and English.
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During the light-passing ceremony, department chairperson Guo Su'e and the teachers personally pinned badges on the students, and passed the candles symbolizing Nightingale's spirit from generation to generation, officially taking on the important task of protecting life.
Li Zhipeng, President of Sun Yat-sen University, said in his speech that the crowning and passing ceremony is not only the most important milestone for nursing students before entering clinical practice, but also represents the transition of the learning stage from the classroom to the sickbed. He hopes that students will have an empathy as broad as the ocean, make comprehensive judgments in the ever-changing medical scene, and practice caring for the patient as if they are a relative.
Director of the Department of Nursing, Kuo Su-e, encouraged the students that the first batch of students are not only an important starting point for the development of nursing at Sun Yat-sen University, but also shoulder the responsibility of shaping the professional culture of the Department of Nursing at Sun Yat-sen University. She hopes that this new generation of prospective nurses will uphold their original aspirations, become the light that illuminates the sick bed in clinical practice, and inject hope and strength into Taiwan's medical care.
The students pinned their badges, lit the candles in their hands and recited the oath. (Provided by Sun Yat-sen University)
Open Questions
- Will this ceremony become an annual tradition for the Department of Nursing at Sun Yat-sen University?
- Will the trilingual oath (Chinese, Taiwanese, English) be adopted by other schools in the future?
- How do students implement the Nightingale Oath recited in the ceremony during clinical internships?
