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Category: Nursing Lifestyles

Life Outside of Patient Care Areas

Simon’s Turn: The Adventures of Nurse Niki Chapter 21

The Adventures of Nurse Niki The Adventures of Nurse Niki Chapter 21 is posted! In this week’s episode, Simon’s Turn, … More

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Adventures of Nurse Niki, Innovative Nurse, Julianna Paradisi, kevin ross rn, nurse lifestyles, nurses, nursing, PICU nurse blogs, serial fiction

Rolling Out Changes So Nurses Aren’t Under a Rock

I was about to administer a chemotherapy infusion. The carboplatin dose was double-checked by a co-worker. First, she calculated the … More

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area under the curve (AUC), carboplatin, carboplatin dose calculator, Creatinine, GFR, health, IDMS, nurses, nursing, Patient, Renal function, serum creatinine

Vascular Air Embolism: Explaining Tiny Bubbles to Patients

It happens almost every shift — I hang an IV infusion, and no matter how carefully the tubing is primed, … More

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air embolism, air embolus, central venous catheter, central venous catheters, Mannix, nurse blogs, nurses, tiny bubbles, TV shows, VAE

Nurses: Do You Carry Liability Insurance?

When I was fresh out of nursing school, all bright and shiny, I bought a personal liability insurance policy, because … More

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health, hospital, hospital policy, Insurance, Insurance policy, legal rights, Liability insurance, nurse lifestyles, nurses, nursing, Patient, personal liability insurance, RN blogs

Innovative Nurse (Kevin Ross) Reviews The Adventures of Nurse Niki

Last week, I had the pleasure of being a guest of nurse bloggers Keith Carlson and Kevin Ross (or, as I … More

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Adventures of Nurse Niki, Digital Doorway, Facebook, Innovative Nurse, Intensive-care unit, Keith Carlson, Kevin Ross, Niki, nurse bloggers, nurses, nursing, Pediatric intensive-care unit, RNFMradio, The Adventures of Nurse Niki, Twitter, work-life balance

Listen to JParadisiRN Interview on RNFMRadio!

 Keith Carlson (@NurseKeith) and Kevin Ross (@InnovativeNurse) invited me to guest on their internet radio show, RNFMRadio.com. In case you … More

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American Journal of Nursing, Beer for Breakfast, Christmas party, CPR, Digital Doorway, Innovative Nurse, Keith Carlson, Kevin Ross, nurse bloggers, Nurse Fiction, nurses, pediatric intensive care nurse blog, RNFMradio, Scrubs Magazine, strapless dress, The Adventures of Nurse Niki

JParadisiRN Guests on RNFMRadio Tonight Oct 14 9pmEST/6pm PST

Great news!  I’m being interviewed on “RN.FM Radio: Nursing Unleashed!”, the newest internet radio station for nurses: JParadisiRN’s interview is on Monday, 10/14/13  at 9pm EST / … More

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blog talk radio, internet radio station, internet radio station for nurses, live interview, nurse, nurse bloggers, nurse lifestyles, Nurse Niki, RNFMradio, The Adventures of Nurse Niki

How to Give Good Phone

Nurses spend lots of time on the telephone. So much, that I believe How to Give Good Phone should be … More

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communication, effective communication, message, nurse blogs, nursing school, patients, physicians, receiver, sender, therapeutic communication, you lost my mother?

Nurse Characters Doing Nurses’ Work: JParadisiRN Returns to RNFM Radio October 14 2013

The Adventures of Nurse Niki Chapter 15: Two Separate Worlds has posted this morning. As if this alone were not enough to … More

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Fictional Doctors and Nurses, j.paradisirn, media representation of nurses, nurse bloggers, nurse writing, RNFMradio, The Adventures of Nurse Niki

Are Nurses Attracted to Gardening Because We Work in Close Proximity to Death?

On a beautiful late spring morning, I sat in my favorite chair, sipping coffee and writing. Through the window, I … More

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Biblical, container garden, gardeniing, gardens, gloves, human beings, hummingbird, Lot's wife, nurse blogs, nurses, nurturing, patient care, retirement, salvia

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Unknown's avatarJParadisiRN 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 of illustrated blog posts to Off The Charts, the blog of the American Journal of Nursing. She has been a nurse for 33 years, specializing in Pediatric Intensive Care, Oncology Infusion, and as an Oncology Nurse Navigator.

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