Journey of a Student Nurse
Discover the Highs, Lows and Depths of being a 21st Century Nurse
Journey of a Student Nurse
Discover the Highs, Lows and Depths of being a 21st Century Nurse
Discover the Highs, Lows and Depths of being a 21st Century Nurse
Discover the Highs, Lows and Depths of being a 21st Century Nurse

I’m a nurse who swapped twelve-hour shifts for twelve drafts, mostly because the paperwork was the same but the blood was metaphorical. Rookie Nurses grew out of years inside the chaos and compassion of healthcare, where humour and heartbreak are often colleagues.
From newly qualified to middle management, collecting enough job titles along the way to make a CV editor weep, I’ve learned that every role comes with new ways to feel unprepared. Nursing is a masterclass in survival, humility, and a steady stream of jokes that are absolutely, categorically not appropriate for public consumption.
Through Rookie Nurses, I write the stories we usually tell in break rooms and car parks — darkly funny, painfully honest.
Student Nurse Edition, the first in a planned trilogy, launches soon.
Support for the overworked, under-slept, and emotionally flammable.
Where nurses come to decompress, not debrief.
No buzzwords, no “resilience” posters, no toxic pep talks. Just nurses trying not to scream into the drug cupboard. If you need to vent, swear, or remind yourself you’re not the only one losing it quietly, you’re in the right place.
Based in Norfolk, England but willing to travel anywhere and everywhere for the right gig! Be that coaching, public speaking or podcasting!
Get advanced teaser copy on new releases and blog post updates that focus on nurse support and share valuable nursing experiences, especially in the student nurse edition!