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 “All nurses are different. Some just jab the needle into you, and it hurts.” -A patient Few things make me … More

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health, medicine, nurse blogs, nurses, nursing, Patient, patient education, Pharmaceutical drug, pharmacy

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

Nine Fictional Clinicians I’d Like to Meet (Yeah 9 Not 10. I’m Picky)

In nursing, where years of working long hours can leave us feeling at times as if the tumor always wins, … More

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entertainment, Fictional Doctors and Nurses, finding meaning, happiness, health, humor, inspirational themes, laughter is the best medicine, literature, medicine, nurse lifestyles, nurses in movies, nurses representation in the media, trapped in an elevator

Tips for Learning Chemotherapy Administration

I attended a chemotherapy and biotherapy course. Most of the nurses attending had administered chemotherapy for years, but a group … More

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cavalier attitude, chemotherapy and biotherpay administration, chemotherapy regimen, health, medication errors, medicine, new nurses, nurse education, nurse lifestyles, oncology nurse, oncology nursing, oncology rn blog, patient safety, Precepting, rn blog

The Art of Subtraction

Fascinated, I watched as a sculptor created a face from a lump of clay. With deft fingers, he tore into … More

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art and nursing, clutter, creativity, electronic health records, embrace technology, health, living well, living with purpose, medicine, nurse blogs, RN blogs, technology, the art of subtraction

New Year Resolution: Don’t Wait Until Late in the Afternoon

It was late in the afternoon when my patient arrived at the oncology clinic. The treatment prescribed required more hours … More

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art and nursing, creativity, health, intensive care nurse, living with cancer, medicine, New Year's resolutions, Oncology Certified Nurse, oncology clinic, oncology rn blog, picu nurse, RN blogs

Today: JParadisiRN On Doctors Radio Channel on Sirius XM 10am PT/1pm ET

Today @ 10 -1030 PT & 1pm ET  I discuss challenges of dating after a cancer diagnosis on Doctors Radio … More

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cancer and relationships, cancer survivors, dating, health, living with cancer, medicine, oncology nurse blogs

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

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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