Elizabeth Hanes BSN RN
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
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About
I love my life as an RN-entrepreneur.
First, I went from nursing to health…
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Contributions
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Here's how you can infuse creativity into news articles.
I hate contributing to this AI-generated crap, but here goes.... If you want to infuse creativity into news articles, use creative writing techniques. Personally, I've used diction, pacing, and other techniques I learned when earning my creative writing degree to enhance news articles - and editors seem to love it.
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What do you do if you want to thrive as a freelance healthcare writer?
Thriving as a freelance healthcare writer requires more than “a solid grasp of medical concepts.” It’s entirely possible to understand the theory of IV insertion and another thing entirely to have actually placed hundreds of IVs into veins and understand the potential complications, the patient concerns, liability issues, and so on. In my experience, this is why clients strongly prefer nurses and other clinicians as writers - the perspective of lived experience cannot be replicated.
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How do you integrate content tools and software into your workflow?
LinkedIn invites content creators to weigh in on an article created by AI - which means an article created by software that was trained using copyrighted materials without permission to use those materials. The only thing I can say is: WTAF, @linkedin? You want professional content creators to weigh in on an article created by a tool with plagiarism at its core? Wow.
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White Paper - Financing Acquisitions: Top Strategies for Today's Providers
Modern Healthcare Custom Media
White paper about strategies for financing mergers and acquisitions in healthcare.
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Emerging Heart Failure Strategies Improve Outcomes and Reduce Readmissions
Modern Healthcare Custom Media
Brand journalism/feature article.
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3 Tips to Prevent Vitamin D Deficiency After Orthopedic Surgery
Dignity Health
Brand journalism for Dignity Health site.
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Crisis Intervention Training: Reducing One Family's Fears
Bay Area News Group
I wrote a special section on mental health services and issues.
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Family Education and Resource Center: Caring for the Caregivers
Bay Area News Group
Brand journalism. A story I wrote for a special section on mental health issues and services in Alameda County, California.
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Vaddio Cameras Assist in On-Demand Medical Training
Pivot Communications
Case study on innovative use of audiovisual technology to facilitate virtual training in ultrasound guided regional anesthesia.
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WebMD Answers
WebMD
From questions about sexually transmitted diseases to the best evening snacks for people with diabetes, I tap my nursing knowledge to benefit community members at WebMD Answers.
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What Happened to Amelia? 9 Tantalizing Theories about the Earhart Disappearance
The History Channel/History.com
On the 75th anniversary of the famous aviator's disappearance, explore nine theories about what happened, ranging from plausible to, well, less-so.
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Amelia Earhart's Navigator: The Life and Loss of Fred Noonan
The History Channel/History.com
Amelia Earhart's disappearance garners all the attention. But there was another person aboard that plane: her navigator, Fred Noonan.
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Yes, You Need a Colonoscopy
NextAvenue.org
Talking about bowel health makes many of us squeamish, but it's extremely important. According to the CDC, colorectal cancer (cancer of the colon and rectum) is the second-most-deadly cancer in the United States, A colonoscopy can help detect polyps before they turn deadly.
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Silent Strokes and Alzheimer's: Break the Connection
NextAvenue.org
Now that research shows a possible connection between silent strokes and Alzheimer's disease, stroke prevention becomes more important than ever.
Projects
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RN2Writer
I'm passionate about helping nurses -- or any healthcare professionals -- transition into a second career as a freelance writer. I'm kicking off this project with a free, 30-day blog-based course in which I share all the nuts-and-bolts knowledge a nurse needs to kickstart a professional writing career.
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Health and Wellness Scripts
Script several consumer health videos, including Cancer Overview, Coronary Artery Disease, Skin Cancer Overview and Asthma.
Organizations
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Freelance Success
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Association of Health Care Journalists
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American Medical Writers Association
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