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Life Outside of Patient Care Areas

New Year’s Eve 2016: Hospital Staff Style

Since I left oncology infusion nursing to become an oncology nurse navigator, I’m no longer required to work holidays, as … More

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Holiday gifts for nurses, Holiday ideas for nurses, New Year's Eve, nurses, working on holidays

Art and Nursing: Exhibiting Art Within a Power Point Presentation About Oncology Nurse Navigators

The above paintings are original works by Julianna Paradisi, and may not be used or reproduced without permission. This year, … More

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Art, art & nursing, art and healthcare, art exhibit, art in the health care setting, breast cancer, breast cancer survivorship, Julianna Paradisi, oncology nurse navigators, oncology nurses, paintings of Mt Hood

Flu Shot? Yes, Check That Box

This week I got a flu shot, free of charge from the hospital. I bared my deltoid muscle, allowing a nursing student … More

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aging nurse population, being a nurse, mandatory flu shots for nurses, nurse ethics, nurses and H1N1, nursing student

Art & Nursing in The Clinical Setting: An Interactive Experience

Recently I had a unique experience as an artist and nurse.  At the hospital, I was stopped by someone I vaguely … More

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art and healthcare, art and nursing, art by nurses, cancer nursing, horse paintings, Nursing observations, oncology nurse navigators, paintings of Mt Hood

Ode to a Pair of Nursing Clogs

This year I took a summer vacation, one of the joys of which was time painting in the studio. I’ve … More

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art and nursing, art studios, clogs, letting go, nurse artists, nurse shoes, painting, PICU nurses, PICU nursing, self care, self-expression

Modern Nurses: Audio/Video Girl

Preparing materials for tumor conferences is part of my role as an oncology nurse navigator. It involves, among other responsibilities, … More

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becoming a nurse, being a nurse, doctors and nurses, gender politics, intensive care nurse, nurse humor, nurse lifestyles, oncology nurses, PICU nursing, tumor conference

New Nurse Niki Episode! Bruises Not Scratches

Bruises Not Scratches is this week’s new episode of The Adventures of Nurse Niki. Niki finishes the story of her … More

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art & nursing, Fictional Doctors and Nurses, pediatric intensive care nurse blog, The Adventures of Nurse Niki

The Stars of Our Lives

The air temperature was below freezing, and because of all of the rain earlier in the week, the streets were … More

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icy roads, mindfulness, nurse blogs, O. Henry, Self-Focused, walking

New Episode: It’s Not All Cute Print Scrubs and Bunny Blankets

  It’s Not All Cute Print Scrubs and Bunny Blankets is this week’s episode of The Adventures of Nurse Niki. … More

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Fictional Doctors and Nurses, media depictions of nurses, pediatric intensive care nursing, pediatric nursing, PICU nurse blogs, The Adventures of Nurse Niki, writers

The Adventures of Nurse Niki Are Back!

After a long hiatus, I’ve posted a new episode of The Adventures of Nurse Niki, Chapter 54. I almost forgot how … More

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art and nursing, Fictional Doctors and Nurses, media representation of nurses, The Adventures of Nurse Niki, writing

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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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