Recently, I walked to the top of a volcanic cinder cone in the Cascade Mountain range, in Oregon. I have been in love with…
Mandatory Flu shots for Healthcare Workers Criticized in New York
Today’s New York Times has an article supporting the right of that city’s health care workers to refuse both…
I Wish I’d Said It
I beg you…to have patience with everything unresolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves as if …
Greetings from Eastern Oregon
Taking advantage of the beautiful fall weather we’re having in Oregon this year means a road trip, and we…
Color Theory: The Color White and Praise for Hospital Gowns
One of the most challenging differences between working in a hospital and my current position in an ambulatory infusion unit, for…
Code Oink: An RN Considers the H1N1 Vaccine.
The other day I was walking through a hallway at the hospital, when one of the staff began coughing. He…
Love You to Death is the October Cover of The American Journal of Nursing
The American Journal of Nursing has published my painting, Love You to Death on its October cover. You can…
Parsely,Green Onions, and Mint: Rethinking Personal Ideologies
One way I decide I like a work of art, is if I am still thinking about it days, weeks, or months…
Recipe: Curried Shrimp & Apple Salad (Yummers!)
Last weekend David and I drove out to Hood River, Oregon for lunch. Afterwards we took in the “Fruit Loop” and bought apples and…
J.Paradisi in Siren Nation’s Group show at Olympic Mills Sept.28-Nov.28 2009
I dropped off my painting Broken in the Fall Saturday afternoon at Olympic Mills Commerce Center for Siren Nation’s group show…
JParadisi (Retired) RN Blog 