STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the launch of its second annual Mosby's Nursing Suite ‘Superheroes of Nursing’ contest, aimed at recognising the work and dedication of individual nursing professionals. The contest officially opened for 2012 applicants during Nurses Week (May 6-12), and calls for applicants who fit into four categories - The Validators, The Achievers, The Educators, and The Protectors, to battle the villainous Obstructo.
To add another element to the four superheroes, Elsevier has introduced a villain in this year's contest, Obstructo, who represents anything that can get in the way of effective patient care, including inconsistent information, uncertain answers, and uninformed patients.
Videos, photos, and essays can be used from May through August to nominate a deserving nurse on Mosby's Nursing Suite's Facebook. A key issue defining the nominator submission topic will be featured each month. Elsevier will narrow down the nominations to a select few submissions that best represent one of the key four categories and the winner will be chosen from these applicants by the fans on Facebook.
The Mosby Nursing Suite offers four powerful online nursing resources that provide education, reference, research tools, and support at the point of care. The ‘Superheroes of Nursing’ campaign illustrates how the utilisation of these solutions helps develop real-life nursing superheroes to combat the ever present villain, Obstructo.
The winners will be announced during the ANCC Magnet Conference, scheduled for October 10-12, 2012, in Los Angeles.
