Stress-Related Humor in The Time of Coronavirus

It’s my experience that nurses and doctors, during times of severe stress from the responsibilities of crisis care, sometimes make … More

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Of Stone and Virus

Last week David and I travelled to eastern Oregon for a long weekend. The weather was gorgeous once we drove … More

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Adult Learning: Identifying Clouds, Nursing and The Freedom to Be Wrong

I mentioned in previous posts I’ve taken up nature journaling as a new hobby. I enjoy it for many reasons: … More

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New Post By JparadisiRN on Off The Charts Addresses Under Staffing

I’ve written and illustrated a new post for Off The Charts, the blog of the American Journal of Nursing, addressing the chronic issue of … More

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Julianna Paradisi (JParadisiRN) Painting Included in With Bated Breath Group Show at Gallery 114

Happy New Year! The above painting, Waiting For Clarity: Sunbreak Over The Broadway Bridge, is included in the juried invitational … More

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JParadisiRN’s 11 Favorite Things of 2019 List

  As a final commemoration of the 10th year anniversary of blogging at JParadisiRN, I decided to create my first-ever … More

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Of Med Errors and Brain Farts

  Giving an Unfamiliar Medication I read the physician’s order carefully, looked up the medication in the nurses’ drug book, and … More

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New Post for AJN’s Off the Charts Contemplates Nurses Missing Time with Our Families Because of Work

My latest post and illustration for Off the Charts, the blog of the American Journal of Nursing is posted. Heralding in the … More

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Lovingkindness: My Experience Growing Grandiflora Magnolias From Seed

Two years ago, I became enamored of magnolia trees. It began with my observations of a particular tulip magnolia tree … More

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Memorial to Nurses Who Served in the Spanish American War

I’ve been running through Portland’s Tom McCall Waterfront Park for years, but this morning I discovered something there I’d never … More

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