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The Provider Perspective
Health Writing From A Nurse Practitioner
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Leanna Coy, FNP-C
Dec 3, 20232 min read
Ouch! The Pain Points of a Nurse Manager
The work of a nurse manager is extensive with many pain points they juggle on a daily basis. When preparing B2B content for nurse managers,
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Leanna Coy, FNP-C
Nov 30, 20232 min read
Navigating the Maze of a Research Study
Writing about health topics frequently requires reviewing research studies in order to stay abreast of the most up-to-date facts.
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Leanna Coy, FNP-C
Oct 20, 20231 min read
Things You Don't Know
Did you know Mick Jagger sang backup? I learned this not too long ago. It was on a song I have heard and sung along with a million times....
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Leanna Coy, FNP-C
Oct 1, 20232 min read
How to Interview an Intellectual
Sometimes, the stories can add great anecdotes that will add interest to your article. Just don’t let them go too far off on an unrelated ta
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Leanna Coy, FNP-C
Oct 1, 20231 min read
How My Nursing Experience Informs My Writing Career
The track for a nurse’s career can be a straight pathway, or it can be a varied one that allows for gaining knowledge and experiences....
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Leanna Coy, FNP-C
Oct 1, 20231 min read
Things I Like Writing About
many young women, men, and trans people who had a lot of questions about their body and reproductive health. I absolutely love educating an
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Leanna Coy, FNP-C
Sep 9, 20232 min read
What Kind of Exam Am I Getting?: Creating User-Friendly B2C Content
How to make your B2C education and explanation of services easy to understand As a provider of women's health exams, I frequently see...
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Leanna Coy, FNP-C
Jul 15, 20233 min read
Threads: A New Opportunity for Healthcare Brands to Build Trust and Engage Patients
The new rapidly growing Threads social media platform, with comparisons to Twitter, poses the opportunity for healthcare organizations...
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Leanna Coy, FNP-C
Jun 28, 20232 min read
Mastering the Art of Critical Review for Reliable Health Content
Health information is everywhere, whether or not you recognize it. From your morning news shows to the commercials that run between...
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Leanna Coy, FNP-C
Jun 17, 20232 min read
How Content Writers Can Help With Three of the Biggest Content Marketing Trends of 2023
Conversational artificial intelligence (AI) software, like ChatGPT, Bing, and Google Bard, made a big splash this year with how they can...
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Leanna Coy, FNP-C
Jun 3, 20232 min read
Three Methods of Simplifying Health Content
Familiarity with medical terms is different from understanding them. Medical terms like “myocardial infarction” may sound familiar, but the
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Leanna Coy, FNP-C
Jun 3, 20232 min read
Three Elements that Engage Readers of Your Content
Each person learns and retains information using different methods, so I use all available tools to help patients understand their health an
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Leanna Coy, FNP-C
May 3, 20233 min read
Women’s Health 101: Pap Smear
What is a Pap smear? The Papanicolaou test is commonly known as the Pap smear, Pap test, or simply Pap. The Pap smear is a routine cancer...
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Leanna Coy, FNP-C
Apr 22, 20232 min read
Women’s Health 101: The Ovaries
This week for Women’s Health 101 let’s review the ovaries. The ovaries are part of the reproductive system for people assigned as females...
Leanna Coy, FNP-C
Mar 26, 20231 min read
Women's Health 101: Amenorrhea
Today in women's health 101 we are going to dive into amenorrhea. Definition Amenorrhea is the lack of a menstrual period, also known as...
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Leanna Coy, FNP-C
Mar 15, 20232 min read
Saving Lives from Fentanyl
This week there was an unfortunate news story in my area about a 2-year-old child who accidentally overdosed on fentanyl while riding in...
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Leanna Coy, FNP-C
Mar 5, 20231 min read
When it comes to skin cancer know your ABCDs
I just returned from a vacation in Hawaii that took me out of the gray, dark Oregon winter. The extra sunshine this time of year is...
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Leanna Coy, FNP-C
Feb 21, 20232 min read
AI versus the medical professional: poll results
I ran a poll on LinkedIn last week asking how people prefer to get their health information. The idea of this poll stemmed from the...
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Leanna Coy, FNP-C
Feb 4, 20231 min read
Teen Violence Awareness Month
February is National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month (TDVAM). In the United States, 1 in 12 high school-aged teens...
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Leanna Coy, FNP-C
Aug 29, 20222 min read
How Nurse Practitioners Improve Healthcare Content
Freelance writers from various backgrounds are writing health-related content. Health information should start with authors knowledgeable in
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Leanna Coy, FNP-C
Aug 24, 20223 min read
Not Just a Day at the Beach
You see a day at the beach. The sun shines down warming the sand as the ocean gently pushes waves to the shore. I see treatments for...
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