You Could Win $1,000 plus a FREE Registration to TNA’s Annual Conference!

The Tennessee Nurses Foundation is sponsoring a scholarly writing contest for all Registered Nurses (within all specialties of nursing) in the State of Tennessee.  As part of the celebration of Nurses Week 2025, the winner/s will receive a $1,000 award, plus a free registration to TNA’s Annual Conference. The 2025 Annual Conference details will be at TNurses.Care as they become available.

Criteria: 

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

Manuscript Requirements:

• Introduction: Will provide evidence in the introductory paragraph to give a strong foundation for the paper, followed by a purpose statement at the end of the introductory paragraph. The purpose statement must include the chosen topic (see #2) that will be discussed. There is an example in the first bullet point below.
• Body of the Paper: Will provide an adequate foundation and will address one of the following topics:
• • 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. (Purpose Statement Example: “This manuscript was designed to discuss the use of research in the context of nursing practice in the psych-mental health setting.”)
  • 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.
• Conclusion: Will summarize the main points of the body of the paper, with implications for nursing practice.
• References: Will be adequately and appropriately referenced in the body of the paper and will be from contemporary peer-reviewed resources. Omit extra spacing between references. Follow APA for citations (e.g., insert a period after et. al.) and list all references.
• Insert the title of the paper on the first page of the paper.
• Paper must not have been previously published.
• Maximum of 10 pages (inclusive of references).
• Double-spaced 10 – 12 point font.

A completed submission must include all of the above requirements, as well as the applicant’s contact information, including email address and phone. Faxed or mailed submissions are not accepted.

Deadline for submission: March 31, 2025. Submissions must be emailed to TNF@TNurses.Care.

Entries will be judged by blind review by selected nursing experts. The winner/s will be notified by email. Members of the TNF Board of Trust and TNA Board of Directors are not eligible.