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It’s a Wonderful Life: A Road Map to Codependency?

“Last year, in 2021, for the first time since grade school, I skipped watching It’s a Wonderful Life. In 2021, I came to the conclusion that George Bailey is a schmuck.”

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art and nursing, Christmas Eve, Clarence, Codependency, Codependent Behavior, Dr. Jill Biden, FLOTUS, George Bailey, It's a Wonderful Life, Retired RN Blog, self care

A Nurse’s Sketch Book

  Nearly a year ago, I wrote a post about mindfulness and found time for creativity, in which I described … More

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Art, art & nursing, artists and healthcare, humanity, mindfulness, nurse blogs, self care, self-expression

Ode to a Pair of Nursing Clogs

This year I took a summer vacation, one of the joys of which was time painting in the studio. I’ve … More

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art and nursing, art studios, clogs, letting go, nurse artists, nurse shoes, painting, PICU nurses, PICU nursing, self care, self-expression

Getting Crafty: Felted Bags

Starting a new job has kept me super busy the past three months, and carves into the time I have … More

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Apple Bite Felted Purses, Christmas gifts, crafts, felted coin purse, felted knitting, knitting, nurse artists, nurse lifestyles, self care

Book Review: Nursing From Within, a Fresh Approach to Putting Out Fires and Self Care Work Arounds

In her book, Nursing From Within, a Fresh Approach to Putting Out Fires and Self Care Work Arounds, Elizabeth Scala, MSN, … More

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book review, Elizabeth Scala, issues in nursing, nurse lifestyles, nurse writers, Nursing From Within, self care

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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Christmas and holiday season, health, holiday stress, nurse blogs, nursing, self care, Stress

I Wish I’d Said It

“To relieve a full bladder is one of the great human joys.” Henry Miller Nurses, agreed?

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famous quotes, full bladder, Henry Miller, human joys, nurse blogs, nurse lifestyle, nurses, rn blog, self care, urination

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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AJN, American Journal of Nursing, cheers, nurse blogs, nurse lifestyles, off the charts, oncology, Perspective, RN blogs, self care, TheONC, vacation

Can Nurses Change Course? Thoughts on Inertia

When I hear the word inertia, the meaning I think of is actually paralysis: The loss of the ability to move (and … More

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change course, cocktail parties, definition of inertia, health, hostess with the mostest, Inertia, normal life, nurse lifestyle, nurses, oncology nursing, paralysis, popular culture, rn blog, running, self care, work clothes

The Difference Between Nursing and Journalism

On any given shift, nurses witness the drama of life and death. This aspect of our work is unlikely to … More

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compassion fatigue, current-events, emotional trauma, health, Hospital Sketches, journalism, Louisa May Alcott, nurse blogs, nursing, RN blogs, self care, suffering

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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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