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Author: jparadisirn
JParadisi RN, OCN emeritus, is a multidisciplinary artist with a focus in painting and writing. Her paintings and short stories have been published nationally. She has exhibited artwork in galleries throughout the Pacific Northwest. Julianna was a frequent contributor to Off The Charts, the blog of the American Journal of Nursing as a blogger and illustrator.
A Handful of Change
Has anyone else had this experience? I was at work with a headache. In the past, when I worked on … More
ReBlog: Why Nurses Need to Make Art
The first thing people usually say to me when they find out I’m an artist is, “Gosh, I can’t even … More
Getting Crafty: Felted Bags
Starting a new job has kept me super busy the past three months, and carves into the time I have … More
Art & Nursing: At Scrubbed In Blog & in AJN
Because I’m an artist, one of the pervading themes of this blog is art. This week, I had the pleasure … More
The Red Thread of Nursing Experience
An invisible red thread connects those destined to meet, regardless of time, place, or circumstances. The thread may stretch or … More
JParadisi RN Painting in AJN Art of Nursing
The April 2015 issue of the American Journal of Nursing is available. On page 43 of the print version is Yazzie, a … More
Doing Nursey Things
Except attending local meetings of organizations representing oncology nursing, and doing continuing education required to maintain my OCN certification, I … More
Nursing School is Just The Beginning of a Career of Learning
One aspect of changing nursing specialties, or being a new nurse for that matter, is the agreement to do homework … More
Shifting Closer to “Where Science, Humanity and Art Converge”
A goal is a dream with a deadline. -multiple Internet attributions. I have a new job, one that I … More
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