Kristi Van Winkle BSN, RN

Polypharmacy has swept the country. More than 40 percent of older Americans regularly take five or more prescription drugs, and nearly 20 percent take 10 or more. In addition to side effects, many medicines disrupt key nutrients in the body. There's ...

Great article! Thanks for publishing this.

Hi! Allow me to introduce myself... My name is Kristi. I have been a registered nurse for 17 years. I recently injured myself to the extent that I cannot return to the bedside. So I looked around at my talents and my options and set...

I anwered another nurse's call light one night. Cute little dementia patient in there. Me: Hi! What can I do for you? Her: Oh! Esther! You came to see me! You didn't have to do that. I know how busy you are with all those kids and your jo...

That's so sweet...and annoying...

This was a beautiful article! Thank you for sharing! I can't get enough of the story of my Saviour and the sacrifices He endured to secure a way to heaven for me! That the God of the universe would choose to become a fragile infant and be born i...

"You will never be an effective nurse if you don't get that stutter under control!” The words cut into me like a knife. The next words my nursing instructor uttered were lost amid the painful pounding of my heart and the whooshing of the bl...

Trying to find that first client is proving a tad difficult...maybe after the holidays?

Hi! Allow me to introduce myself... My name is Kristi. I have been a registered nurse for 17 years. I recently injured myself so spectacularly that I cannot return to the bedside. I have since started a medical writing business to replace...

Thank you!

The ding...ding...ding...ding of call bells. The flash...flash...flash...flash of call lights. The smells. Doesn't matter if they are good or bad. Why do they seem so much stronger when you have a migraine? And...cue the nausea. The ne...

Thanks! I'd love to hear any suggestions you may have!

You are driving home from work and can't remember if green means "stop" or "go"....so you watch the other cars around you and hope they know what's going on!

"Sometimes meconium happens." HAHAHA!! I'm stealing that.

Anything for my aching feet is greatly appreciated for Christmas!! Massagers, cooling lotions, a foot massage, even fuzzy socks are nice.

It was Christmas morning. My kid would be waking up soon. She would be so excited about the traditional eggs, cinnamon rolls, and exorbitant amounts of stocking candy for breakfast. And then would come the reading of the Christmas story. And the...