Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP-BC) with 14+ years of progressive clinical experience delivering high-quality care in acute, critical care, hospitalist, and rapid response settings. Proven expertise in independently managing complex hospitalized patients from admission through discharge, including CHF exacerbation, sepsis, COPD, stroke, chest pain, altered mental status, and COVID pneumonia. Skilled in patient stabilization, advanced assessment, diagnostic interpretation, and evidence-based treatment planning. Strong background in interdisciplinary collaboration, family communication, and goals-of-care discussions. Experienced in emergency response leadership, quality improvement initiatives, and staff education, with a demonstrated record of improving outcomes and reducing ICU transfers.

Christine has mastered best-practice standards and principles of clinical documentation that accurately capture and reflect the essence of medical practice through clear, concise, and compliant provider documentation. Expertise includes succinctly telling the patient’s clinical story while thoroughly conveying clinical judgment, medical decision-making, and thought processes necessary to establish medical necessity for hospitalization, demonstrate patient progress, and support appropriate management and treatment throughout the continuum of care. Highly skilled in creating high-quality documentation within the EHR that communicates both the complexity of care and quality outcomes.

Guided by William Osler’s philosophy that “a good physician treats the disease, the great physician treats the patient with the disease,” Christine extends this principle by ensuring patient-centered care is paired with precise and effective documentation that communicates the value, necessity, and excellence of care delivered. Licensed in Michigan and Illinois with certifications including ACLS, OCN, NIHSS, and DEA registration.