About
From the bedside to the byline
I'm Waturi Johnson, a registered nurse who writes the health content I always wished existed: accurate, clear, and genuinely useful.
A nurse who happens to write — not a writer guessing at medicine
Most health content is written by people who have never set foot in a hospital. I spent years at the bedside before I ever wrote professionally, and that changes everything about how I approach a piece.
I've held the hand of a parent in the NICU, untangled insurance denials as a case manager, and cared for medically fragile infants through long nights in foster care. I know what it feels like when health information is confusing, intimidating, or simply wrong — and I know how much it matters to get it right.
Today I bring that clinical judgment to content for health brands, hospitals, telehealth companies, and publishers. With a Master of Science in Nursing behind every project, I write content that holds up to clinical scrutiny and still reads like it was written for a human being.
Clinical background
The experience behind the words
Emory, 2004
Trained in the ICU at Emory University Hospital, building a clinical foundation in critical care, pharmacology, and evidence-based practice.
NICU
Cared for critically ill newborns and their families, learning how to communicate complex, high-stakes information with clarity and compassion.
Nurse Case Manager
Managed cases for a major private insurer, translating between clinical teams, payers, and patients who were navigating the system.
Foster Care Nursing
Served as an independent nurse provider for medically fragile infants in foster care, advocating for some of the most vulnerable patients.
California
Now based in Lake Elsinore, California, writing health content for brands, hospitals, insurers, and digital health startups.
Specializations
Where my clinical focus runs deepest
These are the areas I lived in as a nurse, and the areas where my writing carries the most weight. When a project touches one of them, you get content shaped by real bedside judgment.
- Chronic care for pediatric patients
- High-risk children in foster care
- Parent education and support
- Durable medical equipment for infants
- Bonding and social determinants of health
Ready for health content that earns trust?
Let's talk about your patient education, blog, or condition-page project. I respond to every inquiry within 24 hours.
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