The Beds We Make

During the lockdown of the pandemic, like many people, I spent more than my usual amount of time at home. To entertain myself, I stopped making my bed daily for about a week. I made sketches of the bedding arrangements as the week progressed. Then I made the painting.

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Of Med Errors and Brain Farts

Giving an Unfamiliar Medication I read the physician’s order carefully, looked up the medication in the nurses’ drug book, and … More

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New Post for AJN’s Off the Charts Contemplates Nurses Missing Time with Our Families Because of Work

My latest post and illustration for Off the Charts, the blog of the American Journal of Nursing is posted. Heralding in the … More

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This Halloween Teal and Blue are The New Orange for Parents of Children With Food Allergies, Autism 🎃

This Halloween, Teal and Blue are the new orange for parents of children with food allergies, and autism. Recently, I … More

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Normal Is a Cycle on the Washing Machine

In my mind, as long as the weather is good, summer isn’t over. However, the beginning of the new school … More

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Where Science, Humanity and Art Converge

JParadisiRN blog began by discussing art and nursing. For the most part it remains so, through observations of the way … More

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New Post: The Art of Nursing

May is all warm and fuzzy with Nurse’s Week. May renews love for what my mentor once dubbed “The noblest … More

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Nurses and Holiday Stress

Nursing potentiates normal holiday stressors. For many nurses, the beauty of the winter holidays is diminished by feelings of stress. … More

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For The Nurse on Your Holiday List: A “Shift From Hell” Emergency Kit

As if the onslaught of commercials isn’t enough to remind us, the winter holiday season has begun. For nurses, whose patients … More

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Simon’s Turn: The Adventures of Nurse Niki Chapter 21

The Adventures of Nurse Niki The Adventures of Nurse Niki Chapter 21 is posted! In this week’s episode, Simon’s Turn, … More