Stay Tuned…Next New Post on June 7th.

I haven’t abandoned JParadisi RN’s Blog, I gave myself the week off for good behavior. I’ll resume posting on Monday, … More

If Lousia May Alcott Were a Nurse: Oh Wait, She Was.

Nurses’ Week is over, but we left out one of my favorite nurses. She did not advance nursing science. Instead, she … More

I am writing this post while my husband pumps air into his bicycle tires in our living room (ka-chunka chunka-chunka), muttering about … More

Mean Girls (First Communion II) is the latest painting exploring identity posted on the art blog Die Krankenschwester.

Little Girls in White Dresses (First Communion) is the latest painting in the From Cradle to Grave: The … More

The stories people tell have a way of taking care of them. If stories come … More

But eventually, you have to sit down like every other writer and face the blank page. Anne Lamott … More

I am five years old, lying on a mat on the floor in a darkened room. Peeking out of the … More

It takes a lot of time to be a genius, you have to sit around so much doing … More

Artists and poker players learn to read “tells.” Tells are little gestures and habits that inform (tell) an observer how an artist made … More