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If They Could See What Nurses See: Health Care Reform Passes

     I wish declaring war on Iraq had stirred the same amount of energy which Health Care Reform has. Each endeavor involves spending huge sums of money and pivots…

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change and hope, chronic illness, disability, health care reform, nursing, patient care, workplace bullying, workplace violence, yes we can

Workplace Violence: What’s Bizarre is Accepting it Happens

     Blogger Theresa Brown, RN’s post for the NY Times,  Violence on the Oncology Ward  struck a chord within me. My own…

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media depictions of nurses, nursing, nursing perspective, rn blog, Theresa Brown RN, violence against nurses, workplace violence

JParadisi RN Launches New Blog: Die Krankenschwester

  “There is no use trying.” said Alice; “one can’t believe impossible things.” “I dare say you haven’t had much practice,”…

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Art, art blog, art of nursing, blogging, Die Krankenschwester, identity, nurses and art, painting, rn blog

Pick Me

I am five years old, lying on a mat on the floor in a darkened room. Peeking out of the…

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Art, cancer, cancer nursing, death and dying, grief, human condition, kindergarten, naps, oncology nursing, rn blog

Making a Painting with Gertrude and Earnest in the Rabbit Hole

    It takes a lot of time to be a genius, you have to sit around so much doing…

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art and nursing, art making, artists, down the rabbit hole, earnest hemingway, gertrude stein, nurses, painting

Tells: Artists, Nurses, 7-Inch Stilettos and What to Wear to Work

Artists and poker players learn to read “tells.” Tells are little gestures and habits that inform (tell) an observer how an artist made…

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7-inch stilettos, clogs, comfort footwear, fashion as art, nurse clothes, nurse scrubs, nurse shoes, nurses, nursing issues, shoes, what 2 wear 2 work, white nurse uniform

JParadisi RN’s Blog Listed One of Fifty Best Specialty Blogs

        You can file this post under shameless self promotion:   The website When Health Freezes Over  includes JParadisi RN’s…

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nurse blogs, rn blog, shameless self promotion, specialy blogs, when health freezes over

I Wish I’d Said It

        One of the pleasant things those of us who write or paint do is to have…

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Art, gertrude stein, I Wish I'd Said It, making art, miracles, Persephone, rn blog, Spring, writing

The Woman from Human Resources is Right About This

     A friend of mine told me about his experience a few weeks ago at a dental appointment. He arrived on time for…

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communication, customer service, dental appointments, health care provider satisfaction, human resources, managing expectations, medical appointments, nursing, patient care, patient satisfaction, respect, rn blog

Comparing Apples to Oranges: Pharmacist Eric Cropp & Registered Nurse Anne Mitchell

     On Tuesday, February 16, 2010, JParadisi RN’s Blog had the most site hits since its debut in January, 2009.…

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Anne Mitchell, Eric Cropp, medication errors, Ohio Board of Pharmacy, ohio pharmacist, patient safety, Winkler County nurses

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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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