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Tag: death and dying

All Deaths Are a Great Loss

When I was in nursing school, an “elderly” instructor (she must have been at least 60) asked our class, “Is … More

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death and dying, grief, loss, nurses, nursing school, old age, youth

Using Perspective As a Tool Against Nursing Burnout

The death rate for humans on the planet Earth is currently 100 percent. I know this is not a pleasant thing … More

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death and dying, gray hair, grief, Julianna Paradisi, loss, medicine, morning coffee, mortality, nurse burnout, oncology nurses, Perspective, wrinkles

Rethinking The Paradigm

A friend and I sat at a wine bar. Over a glass of Pinot Noir, the topic of blogging came … More

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caring for the dying, clinical educators, death and dying, diabetic educator, health care delivery, nurse blogs, nurse education, oncology nursing, patient education, RN blogs

Shift Observations: The End of The Dinosaur

With the care of an archeologist sifting for fossils, I hold his right arm for a second time, turning it … More

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climate change, death and dying, dinosaurs, extinction, IV starts, nurse blog, rn blog, spring storm 2012, unseasonal storm

In the Absence of Clouds, Artists and a Nurse Discuss Death and Dying (or The Art of the Death Panel)

Outside, it was a rare, January day of cloudless sunshine. Instead of enjoying it, I sat on a bench towards … More

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anthropology, Art, art and nursing, death and dying, death panel, death with dignity, end of life, hospice, nurses blog, oncology nursing, physician assisted suicide, POLST, rn blog, spirituality

Pick Me

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

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

A Little About Myself

JParadisiRN 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 frequently contributes 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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