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I Wish I’d Said It

Oh, you know, strikes and gutters, ups and downs. The Big Lebowski (The Dude abides)

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bowling, cult classic, quotes, rn blog, the Big Lewbowski

Making a Living, Making Art, and a Dirty Bathroom

Often, I’m so busy living my life there’s little time to write about it, and this is one of those…

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Art, artists, Buddhist koans, Helen Frankenthaler, housework, rn blog, Robert Motherwell

Everything Takes Longer Than You Think It Will

Everything takes longer than you think it will. I believe this to be true, so my strategy for managing the…

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Anka Gallery, Art, art and nursing, life, Luke's Frame Shop, nurse lifestyle, oncology nursing, Portland OR, rn blog

Luke’s Frame Shop

David and I were at Luke’s Frame Shop , getting things ready for my upcoming show. David lugged in the…

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American Journal of Nursing, Anka Gallery, Art, art and nursing, Luke's Frame Shop

I Wish I’d Said It

Reality is for people afraid of π T-shirt quote

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pi, quotes, t-shirt quotes

Oh Yeah, Art Imitates Life

Recently returned from a family trip, I turn my attention to a new project. September is a busy month. In…

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Anka Gallery Portland OR, Art, art and nursing, documentation, focus, patient care

Love and Hands

Last week I had a manicure before leaving town. While each finger was polished with French tips, I thought about…

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art and nursing, family, hands, Labor Day, love

We May Not be Able to Control What Happens to Us, But We can Control How We Treat Each Other

Please be sure to read this most inspirational post about Charity Hospital’s 9 West medical first responder team, and their…

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courage, humanity in health care, hurricane katrina, patient care, rn blog

I Wish I’d Said It

You’ll know if you’re swimming with fish or with sharks as soon as there’s blood in the water. – a…

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leadership, life, nurse wisdom, quotes, rn blog

Humanity, Health, and the Care of Souls

There is an excellent post by psychiatrist Michael W. Kahn  in the New York Times Well Blog that every health…

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doctors, generosity, humanity in healthcare, nurses, patient care, rn blog, the human condition

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A Little About Myself

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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