tennessee nurses foundation
2017 scholarly writing contest guidelines

You Could Win $1,000 Plus a FREE One-Year
Membership in TNA/ANA!

Deadline is March 31, 2017!

This contest is open to all Registered Nurses, (within all specialties of nursing), in the State of Tennessee.

“Nurses Leading to the Future”
2017 TNF Scholarly Writing Contest

A $1,000 award plus a free one-year membership in both the Tennessee Nurses Association and the American Nurses Association (value $290) will be presented to the winner/s as part of the celebration of Nurses Week 2017.

Criteria:

• Registered Nurse (within all specialties of nursing)
• Paper is in a publishable format, as submitted, and may be published in the Tennessee Nurse and/or TNA website.

Manuscript requirements:

1. Introduction: will provide adequate foundation for the body of the paper and will include a purpose statement for the paper
2. Body of the Paper: will address one of the following

• Nursing research – how to use research in daily practice supported by an example and explanation of how you have used research in your daily practice.
• The use of leadership in daily practice supported by an example and explanation of how you have either used or experienced a particular leadership style in your daily practice
• How you have used or influenced the use of evidence based practice in your daily practice.
• Identify mentoring strategies for use with new nurses and/or strategies to retain the experienced nurse

         3. Conclusion: will summarize the main points of the body of the paper with implications for nursing practice.

         4. References: will be adequately and appropriately referenced in the body of the paper and will be from 
             contemporary peer reviewed resources.

        5. Must not have been previously published.

        6. Maximum of 10 pages (inclusive of references)

        7. Double spaced, 10 – 12 point font.

A completed aubmission must include:

1. All applicant contact information including email.
2. Two (2) copies of the manuscript.

Deadline for submission: March 31, 2017. Submissions must be postmarked by this date. Fax submissions are not accepted.

Entries will be judged by blind review by selected nursing experts. The winner/s will be notified by email.

Please mail submissions to
TNF Scholarly Writing Contest
545 Mainstream Drive, Suite 405
Nashville, TN 37228‐1296

Click HERE for printed copy of 2017 criteria.