Christine Ritchie

Christine Ritchie has been in the healthcare field for over 20 years. She received her Bachelors of Science degree in Nursing from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine and later returned to earn her Masters in Healthcare Administration from University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). She has always had a passion for helping people, which was evident through her work in ICU department, Emergency Department RN/MD Assistant, critical care transport team leader and managing clinical staff at Stroger Hospital. Christine’s experience allowed her to see that the existing system needed change because it wasn’t designed with nurses’ needs in mind. She found Top Nurse to share her knowledge and experience with new comer nurses as well as those who are looking for advice on how to advance their career in the medical field. Christine’s goal is to help others succeed by sharing what she has learned along her journey through nursing school and beyond. She loves spending time with her family, but also likes to take pictures on their adventures together.

How to Stand Out as a New CNA

It is a new CNAs dream to deliver exceptional care to their patients. It is no doubt that this would be one of the finest moments in their career, however, it may become overwhelming when they are faced with demanding roles and responsibilities with little or no prior knowledge on how they will perform at … Read more

10 Most Hardest Tasks as a CNA

In any profession, there are always things that need to be done. In the field of nursing, some tasks come naturally while other tasks may come with a little more difficulty. Based on our observation from social media across the internet, we came up with a list of the “10 most hardest tasks as a … Read more

10 Common CNA Workplace Injuries and How to Avoid Them

The nursing profession is the largest among all healthcare careers. With more than 1.5 million employed CNA in the US alone, many of them work in various environments under varying conditions. As every CNA job comes with its own challenges and pressure, it’s important to take measures to stay safe while at work. Following are … Read more

10 Ways to Avoid Sleep Deprivation as a CNA

CNAs work an average of 12 hours a day and for at least 5 days a week. We know the importance of sleep, but we often find ourselves struggling to get it. Between calls, patients, paperwork and other responsibilities that can come up any time, nurses are faced with many challenges that make getting enough … Read more

20 Ways to Manage Stress as a CNA

The idea of becoming a CNA is enticing for many people because it seems like an easy profession. From television, movies and books there always seems to be one obvious solution in medicine that nurses simply provide while doctors do the real work. Although nursing school isn’t exactly hard, it does take time to learn … Read more