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Dec 1, 2018

Venus

I walked out the Emergency Department doors and into a breezy warm summer night that caused my forearms to erupt with goose pimples. The…

Venus

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Jessica Nandino

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Aug 26, 2019

The Wrong Side of Death

by Jessica Nandino, RN CEN

The Wrong Side of Death

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Jessica Nandino

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Oct 31, 2020

What will it take? An abrasive question from a nurse.

Where would we be today if months ago, we held the supply chain to the same level of responsibility with which we now condemn the actions…

Jessica Nandino

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Nov 18, 2019

My Tornado of Death

Her outstretched hands, 10 perfect fingers, each 5 attached to their rightful palm. Pillows of toddler pudge held the paper up to me. She…

My Tornado of Death

Jessica Nandino

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Jul 9, 2019

My ER Exit Letter

Dear Hospital,

My ER Exit Letter

Jessica Nandino

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May 15, 2019

An Unexpected Prime

Her face fell. Assumed disappointment should have been my purported relief. I knew the look and had made it countless times. A mix of…

An Unexpected Prime

Jessica Nandino

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Dec 7, 2018

Turkey Boss

I love my goose. Truth. One of many unexpected truths. Ten years ago, if someone had written out, “Jessica’s Truths”, I would have…

Turkey Boss

Jessica Nandino

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Nov 16, 2018

Don’t I Know You?

I was the new girl at work. Brand new. I had barely graduated nursing school. Somehow, with a mix of smarts, stubbornness, and charm, I…

Don’t I Know You?

Jessica Nandino

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Nov 10, 2018

Don’t Cry Mama… He’s in Heaven.

A bleating cry came from just beyond the unfinished barn. There was an urgency and fierceness to it, one I had not heard before. I turned…

Don’t Cry Mama… He’s in Heaven.

Jessica Nandino

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Jun 6, 2018

Momderwear

On the rough days, motherhood is a battle. A struggle to let go of expectations, to soften ones previous standards of tidiness and order…

Jessica Nandino

Jessica Nandino

Living a life of strength, transparency, and humor, as a wife, mother of three, trauma/flight nurse, and hobby farmer.

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