Article Contest: What is Your Nurse Hero Story?

Can you believe that it’s almost National Nurses Week? In a world turned on its head by a pandemic, time is moving at an incredible pace as well as plodding along slower than ever before. As the largest website in the world for nurses and nursing students, we couldn’t forget about celebrating the nation’s most trusted profession!

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Article Contest: What is Your Nurse Hero Story?

Much has been made and said about heroes in the past weeks. In the time of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is more true than ever before that heroes come in all shapes, sizes, and professions. Whether it’s the people stocking the shelves at your favorite grocery store, the hard-working food delivery folks keeping America fed and keeping restaurants alive, or the always present nurses who are risking their lives more than ever before to keep people alive; heroes are everywhere.

In honor of the hard work of nurses, we are having a rather unique article contest. We want your story about your inspiration in becoming a nurse. Your impactful story about your inspiration could make you a winner of one of our prizes!

The top 5 winners will each receive an Eko CORE Digital Stethoscope Attachment($199 value)

Stuck for an idea? Here are a few suggestions:

  • Who in your nursing profession has been a hero to you?
  • What is your definition of a nurse hero?
  • Was there a hero in your life which prompted you to become a nurse?
  • What inspired you to become a nurse?
  • When did you know that you wanted to be a nurse?

Who Can Enter?

The contest is open to all – even if you’re not an experienced writer! Whether you’re a nurse or a student, we want to hear your story. Everyone has a nurse hero story to share, what’s yours?!?

Rules of Submission

We are so glad you wish to submit an article. Hero articles should be posted in the Nurses Rock Forum. Rules of submission:

  • Article tone and content must comply with our rules and Terms of Service. No solicitation.
  • Articles must have a minimum of 600 words.
  • No plagiarism - Your article must be written in your own words and cannot be posted on other websites, blogs, etc. prior to posting on allnurses.
  • Articles will be reviewed and approved by staff for consideration before displaying publicly.
  • Articles must be unique and should not be listed on other websites, blogs, article sites, etc. prior to posting on allnurses. Once your articles have been published on allnurses.com, you are welcome and encouraged to share them on your other sites and social channels.
  • If you have created your article in a document, you must post all content from that document in the text box as outlined below. DO NOT POST THE DOCUMENT LINK ONLY
  • You may submit multiple articles.
  • You grant permission to allnurses.com rights to publish in magazines, books, etc. You will be notified and credited if published.
  • Keep personal formatting choices such as font choice and size to a minimum - use only for headings.
  • Check grammar, punctuation, and spelling before clicking SUBMIT.

How to Submit Your Article

  1. To submit an Article, go to the Nurses Rock Forum and click the green tab on the right: ADD NEW TOPIC
  2. When that loads, click, "Article?". Then, click the dropdown menu that reads: "Yes I'm Submitting An Article".
  3. Follow the instructions to complete all required fields (TITLE, ARTICLE SUMMARY, and CONTENT), scroll and click SUBMIT TOPIC.

Once you have submitted the Article, it will be reviewed and approved by Administration. If Administrators have questions, they will contact you for additional information.

Only Articles containing 600 words or more will qualify for the contest.

If you have questions about Article submissions, please contact the Admin Help Desk

Don't Wait

Get your article submitted now. We need to hear some uplifting stories right now. The sooner you submit your article, the sooner others will be reading your inspirational nurse hero story. Who knows...You could be one of the lucky ones enjoying a new Eko Stethoscope.

CONTEST ENDS 11:00 PM EST MAY 29, 2020.

Good luck to everyone! We are looking forward to reading your articles.

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My nurse hero topic is why I decided to become a nurse in the first place if I ever make it. A resident doctor missed an 11cm mrsa infection in my left lung. A nurse practioner caught it by ordering an x-ray. I would be dead without her intervention

She became my hero and I dedicated my life to giving back by becoming a nurse. It is very difficult for me to become a nurse given that I am schizoaffective, but I decided that it was worth the risk.

It is better than a lifetime on disability any ways

I am currently in my first semester of a BSN program and I am likely to get 4 Bs

I can be a jerk at times, but I take the debt I owe seriously

I owe a debt to nurses as I would literally be dead without them. Doctors too, but it was the np who caught the mrsa infection

So that's my story I hope to become a nurse despite my conditions, but god alone knows if I will

I do not know if my conditions will allow for it, but I take my debt very seriously.

Its why I pursued a BSN in the first place, and It seems like I will pass my first semester.

I only regret that I was not able to thank her properly I delivered a card to the clinic of thanks, but I never got to see her again.

When she literally saved my life

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Hi there, ALL nurses are treasures to me. I wrote a book about a nurse caled Augusta Chiwy (Google her)and made a documentary that won multiple Emmy Awards a few years ago. My wife is a frontline nurse in Belgium, so is my daughter and my niece and back in my homeland my sisters are both working on the front lines. Well I'm now writing a book about American nurses from Concord and Lexington to Covid-19.

YOU are all angels. Stay safe.

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Get your article submitted now. We need to hear some uplifting stories right now. The sooner you submit your article, the sooner others will be reading your inspirational nurse hero story. Who knows...You could be one of the lucky ones enjoying a new Eko Stethoscope.

CONTEST ENDS 11:00 PM EST MAY 29, 2020.

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Hello, were the winners chosen yet? Thanks in advance ?

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4 minutes ago, Nicole Innvar said:

Hello, were the winners chosen yet? Thanks in advance ?

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22 hours ago, Nicole Innvar said:

Hello, were the winners chosen yet? Thanks in advance ?

Please go to https://allnurses.com/what-your-nurse-hero-story-t721116/ to Vote for the TOP 5

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