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When Looking for Kittens, Beware of Snakes in The Grass
And He who made kittens put snakes in the grass. -Bungle in The Jungle, Jethro Tull, lyrics by Ian Anderson Grass photo: jparadisi Dammit, I almost passed “Go” with a “Get Out of Jail Free” card. Leave...
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A Member of the New Uninsured Apologizes to President Obama
I Wish I Could Have Sold More Cookies to Pay For My Surgery photo: jparadisi 2011 In previous posts, I propound Universal Access to health care. I’m not particularly attached to whether states...
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TheONC: A New Blogging Community for Oncology Nurses and Teams
Last week CancerNetwork launched TheONC; an online community for oncology nurses and staff. TheONC is a gated site for professionals so login is required to participate. The video link below explains...
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New Post for TheONC: Learn to Say No
The new post I’ve written this week for TheONC the Blog is Learn to Say “No.” In it, I share how I learned to take back control of my time and relationships, the first step towards carving out the...
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Never Stop Developing Your Curiosity: New Post This Week for TheONC
This week, I’ve written a new post for TheONC titled, Never Stop Developing Your Curiosity. I discuss the role curiosity plays, not only in creativity, but also in patient care, such as helping a...
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The Rise of Blogs in Nursing Practice
Joni Watson presents blogging’s validity as a useful tool for the professional growth of nurses in her article, The Rise of Blogs in Nursing Practice, published in the Clinical Journal of Oncology...
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Free Webinar on Thursday, July 12, 2012 “Melanoma: Beyond the Basics”
Just in time for the Summer, and with Melanoma on the Rise in the U.S., TheONC is hosting a very important webinar: “Melanoma: Beyond the Basics,” on July 12, 2012 at 12:00 pm EDT. Here is the link...
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Vacation!
At The Pool photo by jparadisi 2013 JParadisiRN is on vacation this week. I’ll write a new post soon from a refreshed perspective. Meanwhile, if you haven’t read my oncology blog for TheONC, or latest...
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Lessons About Medication Errors From Baseball
In the commercial, three guys are standing around a grill, talking about baseball. One of Baseball Card by jparadisi them quotes a stat. Another one says, “Really? Are you sure?” The first guy says,...
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Diet As Tolerated
by jparadisi Sitting in a trendy restaurant sipping a cocktail, I pick Marcona almonds from a small plate set between a blonde woman and myself. We are guests celebrating the birthday of a mutual...
View ArticleCancer Survivorship: Breaking The Myth of “Nurses are Bad Patients”
Are nurses are the worse patients? Upon completion of treatment for breast cancer, my surgeon remarked, “You got through treatment really well. In the beginning, I didn’t think you would.” The comment...
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