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Nine Fictional Clinicians I’d Like to Meet (Yeah 9 Not 10. I’m Picky)

In nursing, where years of working long hours can leave us feeling at times as if the tumor always wins, … More

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entertainment, Fictional Doctors and Nurses, finding meaning, happiness, health, humor, inspirational themes, laughter is the best medicine, literature, medicine, nurse lifestyles, nurses in movies, nurses representation in the media, trapped in an elevator

Celebrate Flag Day With 14% Discount on JParadisiRN Mugs Today Only!

Nurse mugs now available at the JParadisiRN Art Store. To Celebrate Flag Day, get a 14% discount on JParadisiRN original coffee … More

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Art, art and nursing, art store, coffee mugs, Flag Day, Julianna Paradisi, Nurse Coffee Mugs, Nurse gifts, pinning ceremony, Surgical mask

Nurses Can Offer Reassurance When Cancer Changes Relationship Roles

Many relationships thrive after cancer, but how? I think they transcend. In a way, a patient is lost to loved ones during … More

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care for caregivers, family cancer, Julianna Paradisi, Managing Relationships during cancer, nurse blogs, oncology nurse blogs, oncology nursing, patient care, rn blog, roles change during illness

I Wish I’d Said It

“To relieve a full bladder is one of the great human joys.” Henry Miller Nurses, agreed?

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famous quotes, full bladder, Henry Miller, human joys, nurse blogs, nurse lifestyle, nurses, rn blog, self care, urination

Alopecia And The Pirate

As I write this post, some scientists are searching for ways to prevent male baldness through genetic manipulation. Others are … More

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alopecia, breast cancer patient, cancer, goddess, identity, nurse bloggers, oncology rn blog, patient education, pirate style, pirates, rn blog, side effects of chemotherapy

The Damaging Effect of Preciosity

Preciosity is over-refinement in art, music, or language, especially in the choice of words. I am struggling with preciosity while … More

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adaptation, Art, art and nursing, artists, being a nurse, brush stroke, clever idea, flexibility, great american novel, negative connotation, nurse blogs, nurse lifestyles, presciosity, rn blog, sick call, Sisyphus

You Can Find Me Here: AJN’s Blog Off The Charts

Nurses Day 2013 has come and gone. I had a particularly good one, which I wrote a blog post The … More

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art and nursing, nurse blogs, Nurses Day, off the charts, painting, rn blog, the American Journal of Nursing

Rethinking The Paradigm

A friend and I sat at a wine bar. Over a glass of Pinot Noir, the topic of blogging came … More

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caring for the dying, clinical educators, death and dying, diabetic educator, health care delivery, nurse blogs, nurse education, oncology nursing, patient education, RN blogs

Diet As Tolerated

Sitting in a trendy restaurant sipping a cocktail, I pick Marcona almonds from a small plate set between a blonde … More

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cocktail parties, nurse blogs, nurses, oncology, oncology clinic, oncology nursing, RN blogs

Lessons About Medication Errors From Baseball

In the commercial, three guys are standing around a grill, talking about baseball. One of them quotes a stat. Another … More

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baseball, baseball stats, chemotherapy, continuous infusion, health, medication errors, nurse blogs, nurse lifestyles, oncology, oncology nurse blogs, oncology nurses, patient safety

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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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