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The Hostess With The Mostest

It was a Saturday, my weekend “on” at the infusion clinic. Weekends are hit or miss: only a few patients needing…

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charming gardeners, entertaining, gratitude, hospital weekend staffing, hostess with the mostest, Marcel Proust, nurse blogs, nurse lifestyle, oncology clinic, rn blog, spontaneous celebration, weekend shifts

You’re a Nurse. Don’t You Have to Do What The Doctor Says?

“You’re a nurse. Don’t you have to do what the doctor says?” I check my iPhone to be sure the…

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A Day in The Life, effective communication, media representation of nurses, nurse blogs, nurses as patient advocates, patient safety, rn blog, safe medication administration

The Flexible Hours of Nursing

One of the many odd things about nursing is its flexible hours. Flexible for the hospital, that is. For nurses,…

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health, internal clock, Matt Lauer, nurse blogs, odd things, Snoopy, staffing issues, whatever I'm late anyways

What I Did This Summer: Wine Tasting and Flitting About the Internet

Here in the Pacific Northwest, Summer’s brilliant, white light has toned down to a golden hue, announcing that Fall is…

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blogging, food, health, nurse blogs, nurse lifestyles, oncology nurse blogs, Recipes, TheONC, travel, vacation, wine tasting

I Wish I’d Said It

Being positive in a negative situation is not naive. It’s leadership. attributed to Oprah

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leadership, negative situation, Oprah, optimism, quotes

Cheap, Fast, Or Good

Last week I was on vacation, the centerpiece being a small family reunion of sorts at the home of my…

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30 Rock, air travel, Bermuda Triangle, Cheap Fast or Good, health, Matt Damon, nurse blog, patient care, sky law, staffing issues, travel, vacation

My Weekend in Portland: What If You Can’t Drink the Water?

The past weekend was my weekend “on,” meaning I worked both Saturday and Sunday at the infusion clinic. It was…

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drinking water, Homeless, nurse blogs, Public Health, rn blog

Diet As Tolerated: This Week’s Post for TheONC

In yesterday’s post A Social License III: Nursing Synchronicity I write about an impromptu discussion with a young woman in a…

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cancer, health, nurse blogs, oncology nurses, oncology nursing, oncology rn blog, rn blog, synchronicity, TheONC

A Social License III: Nursing Synchronicity

“It all depends on how we look at things, and not on how they are themselves” Carl Jung I love…

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cancer, Carl Jung, health, nurse blogs, oncology nursing, RN blogs, significant coincidence, synchronicity

Free Webinar on Thursday, July 12, 2012 “Melanoma: Beyond the Basics”

Just in time for the Summer, and with Melanoma on the Rise in the U.S.,  TheONC is hosting a very…

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health, melanoma, nursing education, oncology, oncology rn blog, skin cancer, TheONC

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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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