“May your coming year be filled With magic and dreams and good memories. I hope you read some fine books … More
Category: Nursing Lifestyles
Life Outside of Patient Care Areas
Challenging Myself in 2016
Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like hard work. Thomas Edison Wishes … More
A Handful of Change
Has anyone else had this experience? I was at work with a headache. In the past, when I worked on … More
Getting Crafty: Felted Bags
Starting a new job has kept me super busy the past three months, and carves into the time I have … More
Art & Nursing: At Scrubbed In Blog & in AJN
Because I’m an artist, one of the pervading themes of this blog is art. This week, I had the pleasure … More
JParadisi RN Painting in AJN Art of Nursing
The April 2015 issue of the American Journal of Nursing is available. On page 43 of the print version is Yazzie, a … More
Doing Nursey Things
Except attending local meetings of organizations representing oncology nursing, and doing continuing education required to maintain my OCN certification, I … More
Nursing School is Just The Beginning of a Career of Learning
One aspect of changing nursing specialties, or being a new nurse for that matter, is the agreement to do homework … More
Hope is a Feathered Thing
Hope is the thing with feathers t hat perches in the soul, and sings the tune without the words, and never … More
Book Review: Nursing From Within, a Fresh Approach to Putting Out Fires and Self Care Work Arounds
In her book, Nursing From Within, a Fresh Approach to Putting Out Fires and Self Care Work Arounds, Elizabeth Scala, MSN, … More