Your story is needed for an upcoming anthology--Nurses on the Run:  Why They Come, Why They Stay.  What brought you to nursing?  More importantly, what keeps you there?  Do you have a story about one or more patients, or about family members, that highlights the essence of what nursing means to you? We need to attract others to our profession, and to inspire practicing nurses to continue their important work. Only this way will we, and our loved ones, have competent, caring professionals to answer call lights in our time of need.

It is imperative that we tell our stories, since the Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that, by 2014, the United States alone will need 702,000 more registered nurses.  Pamela F. Cipriano, PhD, RN, FAAN and Editor-in-Chief of American Nurse Today writes, "Together we can change the future, one person at a time."  Please share your story for consideration in Nurses on the Run, and encourage your colleagues to do the same.  Together let us celebrate the art of nursing.

• Word Count: 2000 word maximum.
• E-mail submissions are preferred.
• Please include your name, address, phone number, e-mail (if applicable), story title and word count.
• Also include a brief author's biography at the end of your story.
• Electronic submissions: send a Word attachment, or copy and paste the story into the body of the e-mail.  
• Typed submissions may be sent by mail.
• Manuscripts will not be returned.
• Submission deadline:  September 30, 2008.
  

A publishing agreement will be mailed to each contributor whose story is selected for inclusion in the anthology.  Upon publication, each selected contributor will receive an honorarium and one complimentary copy of the book.