It was several more days later before I ripped out the knitted sleeve I wrote of in my last … More
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Sometimes a Cigar Isn’t a Cigar
The painter Lucian Freud died last week at the age of 88. The grandson of Sigmund Freud, he was a … More
Chickens, Nurses, and Personal Space
It’s a busy morning at work and the schedule is full. IV pumps keep alarming and the phone never stops ringing. … More
Welcome Back
Reluctantly, I sit at my computer writing this post. Tomorrow I will spend eight hours at a training computer learning … More
10 Things to Do On Time-Limited Medical Leave
I expected to return to work today, but a temporary administrative glitch changed those plans. Rather than languish at home, … More
Equine Group Show at The Froelick Gallery for June First Thursday
Last night was the opening reception for the Froelick Gallery group show, Equine. I am fortune that my painting Twenty-Oneis … More
Advice for Transition From Nursing Student to Professional
Last week RealityRN.com asked me to respond to a new nurse’s post about the difficult transition from student to professional … More
The Fragrance of Caring
Hospitals are not known for their fragrance, and recent shifts in particular have lacked delicate bouquet. It comes with the … More
JParadisi RN Painting Featured in March Issue of AJN ‘Art of Nursing’
The March 2011 issue of the American Journal of Nursing features my painting Mean Girls (First Communion II). (Click on … More
Hoarding and The Meaning of *My* Things
You know how when you were in nursing school reading about pathology, and you thought you had symptoms of every … More