I bought my favorite 10 year-old a brain cactus as a Halloween gift. He like cars, motorcycles, skateboards, and some trading … More
Month: October 2009
The H1N1 Vaccine: I Took One for the Team
Note: This post is in response to a post by Shawn Kennedy MA, RN, interim editor-in-chief of the AJN blog, … More
Just Because You’re Big Enough to Hold Still (patients, pain & procedures)
I still experience culture shock, since my transfer from pediatric intensive care to outpatient adult oncology nursing , over the difference in sedation use during procedures for … More
Art Making & Nursing Competence Post Makes Top 100 List
RNCentral.com has included a post from this blog, Art Making and Nursing Competence, on its list of 100 Blog Posts You Should Read … More
Siren Nation Art Show at Olympic Mills
The 3rd Annual Siren Nation Festival is November 5-8, 2009 in Portland, Oregon. Thursday, November 5th The Siren Nation Women … More
The Volcano Lover
Recently, I walked to the top of a volcanic cinder cone in the Cascade Mountain range, in Oregon. I have been in love with … More
Mandatory Flu shots for Healthcare Workers Criticized in New York
Today’s New York Times has an article supporting the right of that city’s health care workers to refuse both … More
I Wish I’d Said It
I beg you…to have patience with everything unresolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves as if … More
Greetings from Eastern Oregon
Taking advantage of the beautiful fall weather we’re having in Oregon this year means a road trip, and we … More
Color Theory: The Color White and Praise for Hospital Gowns
One of the most challenging differences between working in a hospital and my current position in an ambulatory infusion unit, for … More
JParadisi (Retired) RN Blog 