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Baby, I Was Born to Run

David and I are at our favorite brewery slurping steamer clams with broth-soaked crusty bread and sharing pints. Overhead, Bruce…

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alteration in self-image, born to run, Bruce springsteen, electronic medical record, Epic, identity, Lois Lane, medical leave, nurse blogs, nurse lifestyles, nursing, oncology nursing, recovery, rn blog, running, Superman, walking

Equine Group Show at The Froelick Gallery for June First Thursday

Last night was the opening reception for the Froelick Gallery group show, Equine. I am fortune that my painting Twenty-Oneis…

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Art, art and nursiing, Equine group show, First Thursday, Froelick Gallery, nurses blog, Portland art, Portland OR, rn blog

I Wish I’d Said It

“What treatment is offered by ear in an emergency?” “Words of comfort, sir.” -Abraham Verghese

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Abraham Verghese, patient care, quotes, words of comfort

June Art Show at The Froelick Gallery in Portland

In June, I have a painting in the horse-themed Equine, a group show at the Froelick Gallery, opening June 1-July…

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Art, art and nursing, Equine, First Thursday Portland, Froelick Gallery, horse paintings, Julianna Paradisi, nurse blogs, Portland OR, rn blog

I Wish I’d Said It

If you bring joy and enthusiasm to everything you do, people will think you’re crazy. New Yorker Cartoon by William…

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humor, life, nurse blogs, Nurses Week, Perspective, quotes, rn blog, The New Yorker, The New Yorker cartoons, William Haefeli

Nurses’ Week: Sometimes The Best Recognition is None at All

Saturday morning, David and I woke to a noisy buzzing alarm coming from the elevator in the hallway of our…

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discharge planning, medical residents, nurse's perspective, nurses, nurses advocating for patients, nurses as patient advocates, Nurses Day, Nurses Week, patient care, professionalism, recognition, rn blog, teamwork

Thank You, Even If It Might be Random

If the only prayer you ever say is “thank you,” that would suffice. Meister Eckhart Thank You. My oncologist called…

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breast cancer, cancer and marriage, cancer recurrance, gratitude, husbands, love, marriage, nurse blog, nurse lifestyle, rn blog, surviving cancer, test results

I Wish I’d Said It

I’m sarcastic. What’s your superpower? -dishtowel wisdom

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humor, nurse humor, quotes, sarcasm, super power, things a nurse would say

When Looking for Kittens, Beware of Snakes in The Grass

And He who made kittens put snakes in the grass. -Bungle in The Jungle, Jethro Tull, lyrics by Ian Anderson…

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believism, breast cancer, breast reconstruction after cancer, cancer, nurse blogs, oncology, oncology nursing, RN blogs, surviving cancer

It May Help Someone

I apologize to my friends and family members who are reading about my current health issue for the first time…

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breast cancer, breast cancer reconstruction, breast implant rupture, effective communication, nurse blog, oncology nursing, rn blog, sensitivity, surviving cancer

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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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