Why Hire A Nurse Writer?
This week marks international nurse’s week, ahead of nurse’s day on the 12th May. A time to celebrate the profession of nursing across the globe.
Many people still think of nursing as traditionally bedside, perhaps on a ward providing inpatient care or working alongside a physician. While this is still a crucial and incredibly valuable form of nursing, there have been developments to use our skills: clinical expertise, critical thinking and multi-disciplinary working to name a few, in more dynamic ways.
Trustworthy
Nursing is trusted profession. We can verify your passport photo, we abide by a code of honour and morality, and we spend the most amount of time with our patients.
The need for high quality, informative and impactful health and wellness information is ever growing. In the age were more people consult google than their GP, hiring a nurse writer allows content to attain that same level of trust, written by someone who knows the healthcare system and is seeking to use that knowledge to help others.
Clinical expertise
Nurse writers are able to bring deeper levels of knowledge and experience to their writing, adding depth to the topic by asking questions only a clinician would think to ask. Accuracy is crucial when writing about health and wellness, and nurses are trained right from the beginning to use evidence-based practice. This foundation seamlessly translates into content that is both reliable and educational.
Understanding patients and systems
Nurses understand the healthcare system, how it works (or doesn’t), what’s realistic and what is achievable. Only people who work in healthcare truly understand what it’s like, have seen patient journeys first hand and supported them through it. This allows for content that is targeted, tailored, and understands what patients want to know and how to reassure them.
Authoritative writing
Who better to advise and educate on health and wellness topics, than people who work in those industries. Nurses bring authority to the work they produce, subject matter experts with niches and interests, whilst all having a solid foundation of general nursing knowledge.
Research and academic skills
All nurses during their training are taught to use critical thinking, and undergo analysis of literature. To write to academic standards, and to critically appraise studies for how reliable and relevant the data is. Not all studies are created equal, and nurses are able to search databases for relevant and significant studies to support their work.
Nurses make excellent writers due to their clinical knowledge, trustworthiness, ability to research and use clinical studies to underpin their writing. Hiring a nurse writer adds authority, and depth that can only be captured by someone with lived experience of healthcare systems and working with patients.
The skills and knowledge of a nurse, utilised to create content is an invaluable resource.
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