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I Wish I’d Said It

It’s funny how there’s never enough time to do it right the first time, but there always seems to be…

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everyday wisdom, IfIt'sCommonSenseWhyDoesn'tEverybodyKnowIt?, quotes

Color Coded for Easy Identification

On my other blog, Die Krankenschwester, I explore issues of gender, role, and identity through nursing imagery.  J Doe at…

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doctors, gender politics, identity, media depiciton of nurses, nurse lifestyle, nurses, rn blog, title

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…

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doctor's orders, emergency chute, nurse lifestyle, patient care, patient safety, process, quality control, rn blog, Steven Slater

I Wish I’d Said It

Dissent is not disloyalty. bumper sticker wisdom

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lifestyle, quotes, rn blog

Summer Weekend Guests Part I

This weekend David and I happily entertained out of town guests. Besides the opportunity to spend time with people we…

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entertaining, food, health, lifestyle, nurse lifestyle, Portland OR, rn blog

I Wish I’d Said It

Wag more, bark less. —— Bumper sticker wisdom

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lifestyle, nurses, quotes, wisdom

Using Influence for the Benefit of Others

This post is long over due. Dr. Dean Burke uses simile in his post about influencing patients about their own…

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education, finances, financial blog, nurses, nursing lifestyle, rn blog

Comfortable with the Squishy Part II: Look, Look with Your Special Eyes

I’ve read a lot about eyes, seeing, and looking lately. Eye doctors are concerned about a fashion trend among young…

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Art, art and nursing, circle lenses, identity, media depiction of nurses, nursing lifestyle, rn blog, science, squishy

Comfortable with the Squishy: Part I

I need to make an appointment for an eye exam. I suspect I need a new prescription. So of course,…

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Art, art and nursing, Monet, nursing lifestyle, poetry, rn blog, science, squishy

Popcorn Lung?

Twice this past week, I arrived at work to the noxious odor of burning popcorn wafting throughout the infusion center.…

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fire safety, microwave popcorn, nurse humor, nurses, nursing culture, nursing perspective, popcorn lung

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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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