You Can Find Me Here

This week, the American Journal of Nursing’s blog, Off the Charts posted Workplace Violence: Who’s Problem Is It? written by … More

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How I Became a Nurse Part III: It’s An Ongoing Process

One shift, Roz and I worked alone. That night, there were only two patients in the pediatric intensive care unit. … More

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The Laughing Heart by Charles Bukowski

Here is a lovely bit of poetry written by Charles Bukowski and read by Tom Waits.  In case you didn’t … More

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How I Became a Nurse Part II: Gatekeepers

“Jules, you need to quit wasting your talents working with Sister Sebastian up there on the Pediatric unit. I want … More

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How I Became a Nurse Part I-It Could Not Have Begun Worse

  It could not have begun worse. I was not prepared for the difficult transition from student nurse to a … More

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Nurses and Pharmacists: For Valentine’s Day All We Want Is Respect

I’ve written before that I am happily married to a pharmacist. Sometimes when we come home from work, we commiserate … More

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Of Med Errors and Brain Farts

I read the physician’s order carefully, looked up the medication in the nurses’ drug book, and consulted with our pharmacist before … More

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I Wish I’d Said It

When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. Franklin D. Roosevelt

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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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JParadisi RN Contributes Posts to AJN’s Off The Charts This Month

My readers may want to know that January has been a busy month for JParadisi RN. The American Journal of … More

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