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Tag: art and nursing

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, … More

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

Beautiful Hand Grenades

   I love this essay  by Donald G. McNeil posted online June 14, 2010 in the New York Times. McNeil writes about … More

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Art, art and nursing, Luke Jerram, rn blog, science

Meandering Through Powell’s Bookstore and in My Head About Art and Nursing

My husband and I recently entertained guests from out-of-town. One of the fun things we did was visit Powell’s City of … More

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Art, art and nursing, literature, nursing innovation, nursing perspective, Portland OR, Powell's City of Books, staffing dilemma, writing

Interruptions Increase Errors. Really?

                    I am writing this post while my husband pumps air into his bicycle tires in our living room (ka-chunka chunka-chunka), muttering about … More

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art and nursing, health, interruptions, life, managing expectations, medication errors, nurses, nursing, patient safety

Social Media is a Gateway Vice

             The stories people tell have a way of taking care of them. If stories come … More

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Art, art and nursing, blogging, gate keepers, nurse stories, nursing, painting, permission, rn blog, self-expression, social media, story telling

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 … More

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

Snobbery, Andy Warhol, and Healthcare Reform

     Last First Thursday, I was at  Anka Gallery .  The group show, which runs until January, is a benefit for P:ear and Outside … More

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Andy Warhol, Anka Gallery, Art, art and healthcare, art and nursing, commercial art, fine art, First Thursday, healthcare reform, outsider art, pop art, Portland art, single payer healthcare reform, snobbery

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

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 … More

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

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 … More

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ambulatory infusion, Art, art and nursing, hosptal gowns, oncology nursing, Portland, the color white

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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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