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Tag: nurses as patient advocates

Cancer Survivorship: Breaking The Myth of “Nurses are Bad Patients”

Are nurses are the worse patients? Upon completion of treatment for breast cancer, my surgeon remarked, “You got through treatment … More

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art and nursing, breast cancer survivorship, cancer nursing, cancer surviviorship, nurses as patient advocates, oncology, oncology nurse navigator blog, When nurses are patients

You’re a Nurse. Don’t You Have to Do What The Doctor Says?

“You’re a nurse. Don’t you have to do what the doctor says?” I check my iPhone to be sure the … More

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A Day in The Life, effective communication, media representation of nurses, nurse blogs, nurses as patient advocates, patient safety, rn blog, safe medication administration

Pain is The 5th Vital Sign, Who Has Control?

Recently, two nurses in my blogging community wrote about patients in pain. Joni Watson at Nursetopia posted a link to … More

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end of life issues, hospice nursing, nurse blogs, nurses as patient advocates, oncology nursing, pain control, palliative care nursing, patient advocacy, patient care, patient centered care, rn blog, the fifth vital sign

Nurses’ Week: Sometimes The Best Recognition is None at All

Saturday morning, David and I woke to a noisy buzzing alarm coming from the elevator in the hallway of our … More

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discharge planning, medical residents, nurse's perspective, nurses, nurses advocating for patients, nurses as patient advocates, Nurses Day, Nurses Week, patient care, professionalism, recognition, rn blog, teamwork

Blog Post Supports Anne Mitchell, RN

     An opinion on the Anne Mitchell case is posted by David Gorski on Science Based Medicine. Anne Mitchell, RN stands trial for reporting a … More

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Anne Mitchell, error reporting, nurse blog, nurses as patient advocates, patient advocacy, patient safety, rn blog, Vicki Galle, whistle blowers, Winkler County nurses

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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