Sliding Down the Emergency Chute into the Rubber Room

Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, expecting different results. Albert Einstein The health care industry likes to … More

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Portland, Oregon: Nurse Practioner Provides for City’s Children & Needs Your Support

Fellow Portlander, Registered Nurse, and blogger Peggy McDaniel posted this on my Facebook Wall yesterday: Make a difference and help … More

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What You Focus on Expands

Yesterday morning, I attended an awards breakfast at the hospital I work for, honoring 105 nurses with Certificates of Nursing … More

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If They Could See What Nurses See: Health Care Reform Passes

I wish declaring war on Iraq had stirred the same amount of energy which Health Care Reform has. Each endeavor involves spending huge sums of money and pivots … More

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Comparing Apples to Oranges: Pharmacist Eric Cropp & Registered Nurse Anne Mitchell

On Tuesday, February 16, 2010, JParadisi RN’s Blog had the most site hits since its debut in January, 2009. … More

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Whistle Blowers & Patient Advocates: When the Nurse Stands Alone

A colleague and I discussed the Winkler County Whistle Blowers case and our admiration for Registered Nurses Vicki Galle and Anne Mitchell. They brought the nurse’s role of … More

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A Metaphor: Health Care Reform on Life Support

The idea that the Health Care Reform bill is on life support is disappointing, but not surprising. It was admitted in a weakened … More

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Balancing Expectations for Good Health

I have a special place in my heart for Dr. Susan Love. When I was diagnosed with breast cancer … More

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It’s More a Guideline Than a Code

“But what about the Pirate’s Code?” Elizabeth, (Keira Knightley), asks Captain Barbossa, played by actor Geoffrey Rush, as he reneges on a bargain she’d negotiated … More

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The Complex Issue of Routine Mammogram Screening: a Personal Experience

I’ve had one mammogram in my life, and it was bad. My mammogram was not for screening; it was to diagnose the lump in … More