Hey nurse friend, I'll let you in on a secret...

You can still be impactful in your community even if it’s not at the bedside.

When you finally passed the NCLEX and officially wrote those two little letters after your name, I bet you were convinced of one thing: anything outside of bedside nursing isn’t “real” nursing.

Can we all agree now that’s simply not true?

You don’t need to suffer for the sake of wanting to be a “real” nurse.

You are a real nurse in whatever traditional or nontraditional path you decide to take and you can make an impact in your community even if it’s not at the bedside.

But I get it. You’ve only been trained in bedside care, so taking a nontraditional path is scary and unknown.

And let’s be honest, starting and marketing a business may be out of your comfort zone and your initial Google search “how to become an entrepreneur” proved to be information overload.

Let me just tell you, that epic business idea you have is possible, and strategically marketing your business on your own website will attract your ideal client, build genuine relationships, convert sales, and change lives all on your terms.

And I’m here to make sure every word on your website counts…

Nurse turned website copywriter and founder of Sleep-Deprived Nurse sitting at a table with a computer, a stethoscope, and a pile of books

So you can get back to doing what you love, serving the community you’re passionate about, and scaling the business of your dreams.

Hey, I’m Bridget — and like you, I’m way more than “just a nurse”!

Meet your copywriting nurse bestie!

Nurse turned website copywriter and founder of Sleep Deprived Nurse, Bridget, standing on a brightly lit street

Even though I’m a bachelors educated registered nurse, and for the last 7 years, I’ve worked in medical surgical acute care, outpatient ambulatory care, and quality & patient safety, I’m so much more than my career…

I’m an introvert that spends more time repeating years old conversations in my head than actually talking out loud, a partner who’d rather go on adventures than do chores, a dog owner who recently spent $5K on emergency vet bills (yikes!), a registered yoga teacher that doesn’t actually teach yoga, and a dedicated taco enthusiast.

I also love to pop an entire bag of popcorn just to read a book, I put Disney animated movies on repeat, and I pay for YouTube premium because I can’t be bothered to watch commercials.

I’m a sucker for a good ass story and my journals, Google docs, and Notes app are all filled with half written stories of my own… It might be hard to believe but I don’t even hate patient charting (crazy, I know!)…

In fact, I’ll add a pinch of drama in my charting just for my own kicks and giggles… “Prior to patient throwing strawberry shake at this RN, patient stated, “I WANTED CHOCOLATE, YOU BITCH!” …Patient safely in bed with alarm activated and no further complaints.”

(I mean how dare I bring him the last shake I could find after scavenging 7 other units, amiright?)

So, how the heck did I go from nurse to copywriter?

Blurry image of SDN's founder covering her face

Well, I’ll tell ya…

After a succession of especially difficult shifts during which I had multiple patient deaths, my partner and I were at a dinner party with another couple we had just met a week prior.

In the middle of our conversation about what I do for work and finding common ground in our professional careers, our hosts asked me, “How do you cope with it all?”

I’m not exaggerating when I say, I burst into uncontrollable tears — I’m talking like the ugliest ugly-cry you can imagine.

And my hide-in-hole-and-never-come-out-again embarrassment pushed me into a fresh perspective and I began researching ways to accomplish career satisfaction and whole health.

Then I started writing blog posts for my then-non-existent blog to share my research with my fellow nurses and the rest is history as they say…

To revolutionize the nursing industry by helping nurses redefine what it means to be a nurse.

My mission

I believe in being bold, taking risks, and going above and beyond to empower, inspire, and transform the lives of my fellow nurse colleagues.

I believe in offering services that promote trust and confidence in my fellow nurses’ knowledge, experience, and expertise so they can still positively impact people’s lives even if they aren’t serving them at the bedside.

I believe in finding common ground, getting honest, and being brave enough to be vulnerable with others. And above all else, I believe everyone’s story matters and has the power to bring people together to build a genuinely supportive community.

Maybe you’re still wondering why you need me — a nurse turned copywriter…

Sooo you have an epic business idea for a community you’re passionate about and you know you’re supposed to market it somehow, but you’re realizing marketing and creative writing feels just as painful as being forced into hours of patient charting.

This is the part where I come in!

I write research-backed, connection-worthy words for your website, so you can say goodbye to the constraints of LinkedIn, oversaturated social media outlets, and third person about pages, to really attract your ideal clients and inspire them to click.