"A Day in the Life of a Gerontological Nurse" BAGNC Contest

THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED.
Thank you for all your submissions!

To celebrate the 10TH ANNIVERSARY of the John A. Hartford Foundation's Building Academic Geriatric Nursing Capacity (BAGNC) program we have created a YouTube Video Contest that asks participants to create a short video responding to the prompt: "A Day in the Life of a Gerontological Nurse". The goal is to focus on the growing field of geriatric health care and nursing's role in caring for America's diverse aging population.

REQUIRMENTS:
• Create an original video lasting NO LONGER THAN 2 MINUTES responding to the prompt: "A Day in the Life of a Gerontological Nurse"
• Participants MUST use the phrase "A Day in the Life of a Gerontological Nurse" in their video
• Both INDIVIDUAL and GROUP submissions are ALLOWED. HOWEVER, the group must designate a primary contact person. (ONLY one (1) video per person or group allowed)
• Your video must be your own original work and property and may not contain any commercial copyrighted music or images
• Participants can respond in a personal or scholarly manner, or both. BE CREATIVE! *However, any entry not responding to the prompt "A Day in the Life of a Gerontological Nurse" will be INELIGIBLE for judging

ELIGIBITILY:
• Nurse (RN) or student(s) enrolled in a U.S. School of Nursing program
• 18 years of age or older
• A legal resident of the fifty (50) United States or the District of Columbia
• Employees of the Hartford Foundation or the BAGNC program are not eligible

*Please view the full Official Rules @ http://geriatricnursing.org/anniversary/YouTube-Rules.asp

PRIZE AWARDS
First Place
$1,000.00 cash prize and paid travel & hotel to attend the 2010 Anniversary Leadership Conference where the top three videos will be showcased

Second Place
$500 cash prize along with your video showcased at BAGNC Leadership Conference and on BAGNC website

Third Place
$ 300 cash prize along with your video showcased at BAGNC Leadership Conference and on BAGNC website

NEW EXTENDED CONTEST DEADLINE:
OCTOBER 15th by 12 AM (ET)

WINNERS ANNOUNCED:
November 1st

NOTE: Participants can respond to the phrase in many ways. Examples include, but are not limited to:
•Why did you choose to be a gerontological nurse?
•What does a day in the life of a gerontological nurse look like to you?
•What does a day in the life of a gerontological nurse mean to you?
•What is gerontological nursing's role in aging?
•Why is gerontology important?
•Why should the public pay attention to aging issues?

*This contest is coordinated by the American Academy of Nursing Coordinating Center (AAN Coordinating Center). Any questions can be directed to Faswilla Sampson at fsampson@aannet.org or 202-777-1173*

GOOD LUCK!

Category:

Education

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• BAGNC
• Contest
• Geriatric
• Gerontological
• Nurse
• Prize
• Money
• Life
• Day
• Age
• Old
• Conference
• Leadership
• 10th
• Anniversary
• American
• Academy
• of
• Nursing
• Building
• Academic
• Capacity

[sklunsfo]

What a great opportunity! I have forwarded information to all our students and affiliated faculty. Looking forward to the results!

Shannon Hodge

Arizona State University, HCGNE

[slcjan890]

What a great way for nurses to express their creative side .... can't wait to see the submissions!

[penrob49]

What a great idea! I can't wait to see the videos.