Art in The Time of COVID-19: Nature Journaling and Masks

This entry in my nature journal was drawn from life, while wearing a mask, alone, outdoors. As a nurse, I’m … More

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A Random Encounter: Nurse, Artist, and Tree (Re-posted in Honor of Beltane)

There’s a tree I walk past often, and on my way home from work one day I decided to take … More

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Home Isolation Feels Familiar: Self Portrait of The Artist

  This is a little pencil sketch I made years ago, after completing chemotherapy, and my hair grew back in … More

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Learning: The Best Thing for Being Sad

In a previous post, I referred to reading T. H. White’s The Once and Future King last year. Written in … More

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Stress-Related Humor in The Time of Coronavirus

It’s my experience that nurses and doctors, during times of severe stress from the responsibilities of crisis care, sometimes make … More

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Adapting to Stay at Home Order

This is a recent page from my nature journal. With Oregon’s Stay at Home order in place, I’m not able … More

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Adult Learning: Identifying Clouds, Nursing and The Freedom to Be Wrong

I mentioned in previous posts I’ve taken up nature journaling as a new hobby. I enjoy it for many reasons: … More

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New Post By JparadisiRN on Off The Charts Addresses Under Staffing

I’ve written and illustrated a new post for Off The Charts, the blog of the American Journal of Nursing, addressing the chronic issue of … More

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JParadisiRN’s 11 Favorite Things of 2019 List

  As a final commemoration of the 10th year anniversary of blogging at JParadisiRN, I decided to create my first-ever … More

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Of Med Errors and Brain Farts

  Giving an Unfamiliar Medication I read the physician’s order carefully, looked up the medication in the nurses’ drug book, and … More

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