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Consumer Journalism: A Unique Nursing Opportunity
Author(s) -
Jiménez Sherry L. M.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
image: the journal of nursing scholarship
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009
H-Index - 80
eISSN - 1547-5069
pISSN - 0743-5150
DOI - 10.1111/j.1547-5069.1991.tb00634.x
Subject(s) - journalism , public relations , nursing , medical education , psychology , business , medicine , political science , advertising
Consumer magazines have become a major source of health education. Yet most health articles are written 4 journalists, or “medical writers,” who lack the background and training in patient education that nurses have. For nurses who know how to write, or who are willing to learn, the field of consumer journalism provides a way to share their expertise with millions of readers and offers innumerable opportunities for financial reward, professional growth and personal satisfaction.