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Professional nurses' attitudes towards humour.

A D Sumners1

  • 1College of Nursing, University of North Carolina, Charlotte.

Journal of Advanced Nursing
|February 1, 1990
PubMed
Summary

Registered professional nurses have positive attitudes toward humor but use it less in professional settings. This nursing strategy could be better utilized in healthcare environments.

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Area of Science:

  • Nursing
  • Social Psychology

Background:

  • Humor is recognized for its positive functions and potential as a therapeutic strategy in professional settings.
  • Understanding nurses' attitudes toward humor is crucial for its effective integration into practice.
  • Fishbein & Ajzen's theoretical framework provides a foundation for studying attitude development.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the attitudes of registered professional nurses towards humor in both personal and professional settings.
  • To identify any differences in attitudes between these two settings.
  • To explore the implications of these attitudes for the utilization of humor as a nursing strategy.

Main Methods:

  • A survey was conducted with 204 registered professional nurses.
  • Attitudes towards humor were assessed using a framework based on Fishbein & Ajzen's theories.
  • Data were collected and analyzed to compare attitudes in personal versus professional contexts.

Main Results:

  • Nurses reported positive attitudes toward humor in both personal and professional settings.
  • Attitudes towards humor were significantly less positive in the professional work setting compared to the personal setting.
  • A discrepancy exists between the acknowledged value of humor and its application in nursing practice.

Conclusions:

  • Nurses perceive humor positively but underutilize it in their professional roles.
  • There is a need to encourage and facilitate the use of humor as a nursing intervention.
  • Further research could explore barriers to humor utilization and effective implementation strategies.

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