Advice for Transition From Nursing Student to Professional

Last week RealityRN.com asked me to respond to a new nurse’s post about the difficult transition from student to professional … More

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The Fragrance of Caring

Hospitals are not known for their fragrance, and recent shifts in particular have lacked delicate bouquet. It comes with the … More

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JParadisi RN Painting Featured in March Issue of AJN ‘Art of Nursing’

The March 2011 issue of the American Journal of Nursing features my painting Mean Girls (First Communion II). (Click on … More

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Hoarding and The Meaning of *My* Things

You know how when you were in nursing school reading about pathology, and you thought you had symptoms of every … More

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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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I Wish I’d Said It

I’m a great believer in luck and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it. -Thomas … More

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Delta Airlines Fined for Mistreatment of Disabled Passengers

Fellow artist, disability rights activist, and friend of mine, Carole Zoom comments on her treatment by an airlines in an … More

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I Wish I’d Said It

You cannot prevent the birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from building nests … 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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