“So, let me get this straight. If you have a cardiac event, or stop breathing, I can start CPR on you and potentially save your life, but if I go down, all you can do is call 911 and cry?”
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 is a frequent contributor to Off The Charts, the blog of the American Journal of Nursing as a blogger and illustrator.
The Role of Artists, Here and Now
It’s going to take time for society to recover from the pandemic. Not only its residual effects on the economy and its toll on personal lives, but already we’re seeing the results of profound change.
Personal Space and Boundaries: Is There An Archetypical Nurse?
Earlier this summer, something weird happened to me twice, on the same evening at the same event.
No Leaders Please
“invent yourself and then reinvent
yourself.
don’t swim in the same slough.”
Reflections of A Nurse-Mother
“Yeah, I’m taking classes to become a massage therapist. My mom is a nurse, and I’ve always been interested in health sciences because of that. I want to help people enhance their health.”
What is Home?
Returning to my studio is a luxury of retirement. Retirement has also presented me with the opportunity to join other … More
Goodbye and Hello
“After 20 years, I finally had to choose between nursing and my art. “
Artist Talk By JParadisiRN Oct.3, 2021
This Sunday, October 3, at 3 pm I am presenting an artist talk as part of @Playground Gallery’s group exhibition, … More
Here and Now: Playground Gallery Art Exhibition Includes Paintings by JParadisiRN
This afternoon I’m dropping off 4 paintings for Here and Now, an exhibition of 30 artists opening this Saturday. The … More
During May, Nurses Get 15% Off Order of Fire Department Coffee While Helping #EndNurseAbuse
In the Great Pacific Northwest, we nurses take our coffee seriously. To illustrate, I once witnessed a night shift nurse … More
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