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Wall Street Corporations Don’t Have to Stand in Line for H1N1 Vaccine

     Three weeks ago, I walked into an elevator and stood next to a middle-aged woman. I didn’t notice the younger woman squatting in the corner next…

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ethics, H1N1 and pregnancy, H1N1 high risk, H1N1 vaccine, patient care, swine flu, swine flu vaccine, Wall Street corporations

Siren Nation Women Music & Arts Festival Kicks Off at Olympic Mills Tonight

  Thursday, November 5th The Siren Nation Women Music and Arts Festival kicks off with a huge all-women art show…

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Art, art openings portland, First Thursday, Olympic Mills portland, Portland art, siren nation portland, womens art

I Wish I’d Said It

I can’t understand why some people believe completely in medicine and not in art, without questioning either.           Damien Hirst

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Art, art and nursing, Damien Hirst, medicine

Daylight Savings Time: For What?

     Am I the only person who thinks that the little clock on coffee makers should change time via satellite, like…

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coffee makers, daylight savings time, full moon, Oregon, Portland, saving time, time change, willamette river, winter dark

Rejection: Ouch! That Hurts

     A Big Bank sent me an email, rejecting one of my paintings for use to customize my credit card. The email says, “Unfortunately, the design you selected does not meet Image…

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Art, life of an artist, molly jochem, Olympic Mills portland, rejection, siren nation portland, the journey art show portland

Halloween Brain Cactus

 I bought my favorite 10 year-old a brain cactus as a Halloween gift. He like cars, motorcycles, skateboards, and some trading…

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brain cactus, curiosity, Halloween, happiness, life-long learning, Seymour Krelborn, the little shop of horrors

The H1N1 Vaccine: I Took One for the Team

  Note:  This post is in response to  a post by Shawn Kennedy MA, RN, interim editor-in-chief of the AJN blog,…

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can you legislate good health?, family, H1N1 vaccine, mandatory flu shots for nurses, nursing, patient care, swine flu vaccine

Just Because You’re Big Enough to Hold Still (patients, pain & procedures)

    I still experience culture shock, since my transfer from pediatric intensive care to outpatient adult oncology nursing , over the difference in sedation use during procedures for…

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anxiety, cancer, doctors, medical procedures, nurses, nurses advocating for patients, nursing issues, pain control, patient advocacy, patient care

Art Making & Nursing Competence Post Makes Top 100 List

 RNCentral.com has included a post from this blog, Art Making and Nursing Competence, on its list of 100 Blog Posts You Should Read…

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Art, art and nursing, Milepost 5, nursing, RNCentral.com, The Manor of Art Portland

Siren Nation Art Show at Olympic Mills

The 3rd Annual Siren Nation Festival is November 5-8, 2009 in Portland, Oregon. Thursday, November 5th The Siren Nation Women…

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Art, Olympic Mills portland, Portland art, siren nation, women's art festival

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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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