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Life Outside of Patient Care Areas

Learning Something During COVID 19 Home Isolation: Birding

  As COVID 19 home isolation continues, I have taken the advice of the magician, Merlin, and decided to learn … More

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Birding, COVID 19, Home Isolation, Merlin, nature journal, Yellow-Rumped Warblers

Art in The Time of COVID-19: Self Portrait With Mask

Yesterday, I finished this painting, Self Portrait With Mask. I made it with oil paint on a wood panel. The … More

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art and nursing, cancer survivor, contemporary art, COVID 19, self portrait, self portrait with mask

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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coronavirus, home preparedness kit, stay at home order, stress-related humor

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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coronavirus, King Arthur, Merlin, Smith Rock State Park, T.H. White, The Sword and The Stone, volcanic eruption

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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art and nursing, Cloud Identification, drawing, Integrity, mistakes, mistakes in healthcare, nature journal, Nurses Most Trusted Profession 18 years in a row, Oregon Sky, PDX Artist, The Names of Clouds

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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hospital nursing staffing, nurses advocating for patients, patient safety, sick calls

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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Art, art and nursing, First Thursday Portland, Gallery 114, PDX Artist, Pearl District, Portland Art Galleries

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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art and nursiing, Favorite Things of 2019 List, Happy New Year, Lists of Favorite Things, nature journal

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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Brain Fart, help for new nurses, med errors, nurse, nursing, nursing ethics, supporting nurse coworkers

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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nursing, working on holidays

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A Little About Myself

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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