AORN Journal
Volume 88, Issue 1 , Pages 67-77, July 2008

Humor in the OR: A Stitch in Time?

  • Karyn Buxman, RN, MSN, CSP, CPAE

      Affiliations

    • Karyn Buxman, RN, MSN, CSP, CPAE, is the director of The Humor Lab, La Jolla, CA.

ABSTRACT 

HUMOR SERVES MULTIPLE PURPOSES and provides numerous benefits for health care practitioners and their patients.

IN THE PERIOPERATIVE SETTING, humor can be used to establish relationships, relieve anxiety, release anger in a socially acceptable way, avoid or deny painful feelings, and facilitate learning.

PERIOPERATIVE NURSES can use a variety of techniques and resources to increase their use of humor, even if they perceive themselves to be humor-impaired. AORN J 87 (July 2008) 67–77. © AORN, Inc, 2008.

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PII: S0001-2092(08)00008-2

doi:10.1016/j.aorn.2008.01.004

AORN Journal
Volume 88, Issue 1 , Pages 67-77, July 2008

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