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Category: Posts About Art & Nursing

“Resonance-Extended” Anka Gallery First Thursday

Tonight is the First Thursday Art Walk in Portland, Oregon. I have a couple paintings in a group show at … More

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Anka Gallery, Art, art and nursing, Everett Station Lofts, First Thursday, Old Town, OR, Portland

You Can Change the World 2K11

Someone placed a sticker on our unit’s grease board. It reads, “You can change the world if you want to.” … More

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2011, change, John Donne, Ken Kesey, media depictions of nurses, New Year's resolutions, nurse blog, Nurse Ratched, peace, personal growth, rn blog

This Morning’s Sunrise

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nurses blog, Portland sunrise 2K11, rn blog

Late for Christmas

Am I the only one who hasn’t put up a Christmas tree yet?

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Christmas, Christmas tree alternatives, holiday decorating, nurse blog, rn blog, surrogate Christmas tree

No Winning for Losing

Every year, the day after Halloween marks Opening Day of Seasonal Gift-Eating. Nurses, you know what I’m talking about. All … More

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American Journal of Nursing, art and nursing, disability rights, fast food, fat bias, media depiction of nurses, Medscape, nurse blog, obesity, rn blog

JParadisi RN’s Blog Ranked Among 50 Up and Coming Nursing Blogs.

The Accredited Nurse Practitioners Blog has included JParadisi RN’s Blog in their list of 50 Up and Coming Nursing Blogs … More

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art and nursing, blogging, nurse blog, rn blog, Up and Coming Nursing Blogs

The Season of Poverty and Thanksgiving

You know it’s going to be a long shift when you open your first chart of the morning, and the … More

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art and nursing, holiday anxiety, Maslow's hierarchy of needs, nurses blog, Perspective, poverty, rn blog, safety, season of poverty, Thanksgiving

I Wish I’d Said It

“You can either buy clothes or buy pictures,” she said. “It’s that simple. No one who is not very rich … More

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Art, collecting, Ernest Hemingway, fashion, gertrude stein, nurses blog, Perspective, quotes, rn blog

Learning to Observe, Observing to Learn

Here’s a collection of loose observations I made last week: People who lie or cheat believe that everyone else in … More

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Art, choices, life choices, lifestyle, my life, nurse lifestyle, nurses blog, nursing and art, nursing culture, observations, Precepting, rn blog

Happy Halloween/Feliz Dias de las Muertas

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Art, art and nursing, dias de las muertas, Halloween, redivivus, rn blog

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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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