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.

20 Tips to Maintain your Health as a CNA

As a CNA, your workplace is unpredictable. You never know when you will be required to work at different wards and departments which expose you to diseases and other health risks. While it is important for CNAs to offer sacrifices for the benefit of their patients, they must maintain their own health not only for … Read more

10 Yoga Tips for Hard Working CNA

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Nurses are constantly on their feet for long hours, and the job can be physically demanding. This is why it’s important to take care of yourself. Yoga can help relieve stress, improve sleep quality, increase strength and flexibility, reduce back pain, burn calories- all of which will make you feel better at work! Here are … Read more

13 New Year Resolutions for CNAs 2023

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CNAs are an integral part of the healthcare system. CNAs have a huge responsibility in caring for patients, Helping to make medical decision to doctors and other nurses, ensuring patient safety during surgical procedures, etc. If you’ve been thinking about making any changes in your life or career this year but haven’t made much progress … Read more

CNA Code of Ethics

The CNAs code of ethics is a set of principles that CNAs live by. These principles are guidelines for how they should behave on the job and what they need to know about being an ethical CNA. Many new CNAs have questions about which behaviors are appropriate and which ones aren’t. In this post, we … Read more

15 Ways to Preserve Dignity in Nursing Home Patients

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As the population continues to age, the number of people living in nursing homes is growing. For many residents, these facilities provide much-needed care and assistance with activities of daily living such as bathing and eating; however, one aspect that often goes overlooked is maintaining a person’s dignity while they live at a nursing home … Read more