Nurses Make Birthdays, One Year at a Time

Part of our institution’s medication administration policy is asking patients to state their name and birth date, scrutinizing the information … More

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Using Perspective As a Tool Against Nursing Burnout

The death rate for humans on the planet Earth is currently 100 percent. I know this is not a pleasant thing … More

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Vacation!

JParadisiRN is on vacation this week. I’ll write a new post soon from a refreshed perspective. Meanwhile, if you haven’t read … More

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I Wish I’d Said It

Be Attentive, Be Intelligent, Be Loving, and change when you need to. -Lonergan

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I Wish I’d Said It

Keep your chin up, No one expected you to save the world, Otherwise, you would have been born wearing a … More

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Ten Points to Ponder

I received this list via email. Suddenly, my entire day made sense. Unfortunately, the author is unidentified: TEN POINTS TO … More

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I Wish I’d Said It

Once you accept the universe as being something expanding into an infinite nothing which is something, wearing stripes with plaid … More

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I Wish I’d Said It

If you bring joy and enthusiasm to everything you do, people will think you’re crazy. New Yorker Cartoon by William … 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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Miracle on Hoyt Street

Trudging out of an Oregon rainstorm into the Post Office, I found a line of 30 people like me with … More

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