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Acupuncture: My Journey With TCM

I believe in the mind/body/soul connection. When a medical disease is officially ruled out, and western medicine has few answers, I considered seeking a safe alternative approach.

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Acupuncture, Cancer Survivorship, nursing school, Retired RN Blog, sculpture, TCM, Traditional Chinese Medicine

Muse About Mending: The Difference Between Good Enough and Just Right

I’m learning to mend, not in metaphor, but in actuality. I’m learning to darn, using running stitches (Sashiko) to repair … More

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art and nursing, IV pumps, learning new skills, mending, nursing school

Nursing School is Just The Beginning of a Career of Learning

One aspect of changing nursing specialties, or being a new nurse for that matter, is the agreement to do homework … More

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career of learning, changing nurse specialties, help for new nurses, intensive care nurse, Mary Fran Hazinski, nurse mentors, Nursing Care of The Critically Ill Child, nursing school, nursing specialties, oncology nurse, oncology nurse blogs, oncology nurse navigator

All Deaths Are a Great Loss

When I was in nursing school, an “elderly” instructor (she must have been at least 60) asked our class, “Is … More

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death and dying, grief, loss, nurses, nursing school, old age, youth

How to Give Good Phone

Nurses spend lots of time on the telephone. So much, that I believe How to Give Good Phone should be … More

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communication, effective communication, message, nurse blogs, nursing school, patients, physicians, receiver, sender, therapeutic communication, you lost my mother?

Poll: The White That Binds Ornament

Readers, I’m doing some marketing research, and I need your input. Last week during my interview on RNFMRadio, Keith, Kevin … More

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Art, art and nursiing, gifts for nurses, nurse blogs, Nurses Day, nursing school, nursing student gifts, Poll, RN blogs, RNFMradio

One More Skill On My Resume

Years ago, I had a coworker with the best attitude about learning new skills. At every in-service, sort of like … More

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learning new skills, nurse blogs, nursing competency, nursing school, nursing skills, RN blogs, WCON, wound vac

Shift Observations: When It Feels Like Work

Our fatigue is often caused not by work, but by worry, frustration and resentment. Dale Carnegie I had one of … More

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health, IV problems, nursing school, problem solving, professionalism, rn blog, student nurses, work

You’ve Come a Long Way Baby. Maybe.

A friend of mine talks about aspects of one’s life occurring between bookends.  People use the cliché “things come around … More

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art and nursing, bar codes, bookends, electronic medical record, EMR, life, life journeys, nurse blogs, nurse lifestyles, nursing school, nursing shortage, Registered Nurses, rn blog, scanning cans, stories by nurses, student nurses

What I Learned in Nursing School about Customer Service

Many of my patients are recently discharged from the hospital. Most of them tell me about the wonderful care they’ve received there, and … More

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CNA, cocktail waitress, difficult customers, difficult patients, drunk, nursing, nursing school, nursing student, patient care, rn blog, self-respect, setting boundaries, student nurse, summer jobs

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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