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Tells: Artists, Nurses, 7-Inch Stilettos and What to Wear to Work

Artists and poker players learn to read “tells.” Tells are little gestures and habits that inform (tell) an observer how an artist made … More

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7-inch stilettos, clogs, comfort footwear, fashion as art, nurse clothes, nurse scrubs, nurse shoes, nurses, nursing issues, shoes, what 2 wear 2 work, white nurse uniform

Update on Vicki Galle & Anne Mitchell Whistle-Blowing Case

         I recently posted Texas Nurses Accused of Harassment in Whistle Blower Case  about Vicki Galle and Anne Mitchell, two nurses accused … More

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Ann Mitchell, error reporting, nurse blog, nursing issues, patient safety, rn blog, Vicki Galle, whistle blowers, Winkler County nurses

Who’s Flying the Plane?

       Perhaps a change of nomenclature is needed in health care.  Physicians should be called Pilots, and nurses renamed First Officers, like in the airline industry, which … More

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doctors, empowerment, first officers, health care issues, health care reform, nurses, nursing issues, patient care, patient safety, pilots, safety, the politics of health care

A Metaphor: Health Care Reform on Life Support

     The idea that the Health Care Reform bill is on life support is disappointing, but not surprising. It was admitted in a weakened … More

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anemia, domestic violence metaphor, health care issues, health care reform, health care reform bill, health care reform blog posts, human rights, humanity, leech, nursing issues, patient care, RN blogs

Texas Nurses Accused of Harrassment in Whistle Blower Case

No one is free when others are repressed.                                                           attributed to Mahatma Gandhi      For a couple of years, I … More

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Anne Mitchell, nursing issues, patient safety, quality improvement in health care, rn blog, Texas Nurses Association, Vicki Galle, whistle blowers, Winkler County nurses

Happy Birthday JParadisi RN’s Blog!

     Today, January 10, 2010 is the first year anniversary of JParadisi RN’s Blog. I had no idea I would enjoy … More

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2010 The Year of the Nurse, AJN, American Journal of Nursing, Art, art blog, first anniversary of blog, JParadisi RN's Blog, nursing, nursing issues, real nurses, RN blogs

Just Because You’re Big Enough to Hold Still (patients, pain & procedures)

    I still experience culture shock, since my transfer from pediatric intensive care to outpatient adult oncology nursing , over the difference in sedation use during procedures for … More

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anxiety, cancer, doctors, medical procedures, nurses, nurses advocating for patients, nursing issues, pain control, patient advocacy, patient care

Mandatory Flu shots for Healthcare Workers Criticized in New York

     Today’s New York Times has an article supporting the right of that city’s health care workers to refuse both … More

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empowerment, ethics, H1N1 vaccine, mandatory flu vaccine, mandatory vaccination of nurses, nurse stereotypes in the media, nursing issues, ownership of one's body, patient care, seasonal flu vaccination

Aftermath of the Eric Cropp Sentence: Will the Criminalization of Medication Errors Make Patients Safer in Ohio?

     Although medication errors are not the focus of this blog, I feel it’s important that health care professionals know what is … More

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criminal penalties for medication errors, Eric Cropp, Institute for Safe Medication Practices, ISMP, medication errors, medication safety, nursing issues, patient care

Color Theory: Anemia

     This week, it seemed all of our patients required blood transfusions. They came in with similar symptoms: fatigue, shortness of breath on exertion … More

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Art, care of the soul, gratitude, nursing issues

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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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