Humour As A Nursing Intervention

Humour a Coping Mechanism for Caregivers

March 24, 2020
Daily Life, Humour, Patients, Way of Life

Daily Life, Experience, Funny Story, Humour, Knowledge, Laughing, NWH2020, Teaching, Way of Life

Nurses, physicians, and other health care professionals cope daily with the reality and horror of illness, suffering, and death. If you are unable to cope effectively with this, you would experience “a burnout” or more accurately called “a compassion fatigue”. Your compassion and caring may leave you vulnerable to feelings of sympathy for those we serve.
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Time In – The Healthy Mind Platter (5/8)

March 3, 2020
Daily Life, Neuroscience, Theoretics

Daily Life, Experience, Knowledge, Neuroscience, NWH2020, Teaching, The Brain, The Healthy Mind Platter, Way of Life

Time-in – Reflection, attunement, mindfulness

Various studies cited by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health in the report “stress at Work” indicate that between 26% and 40% of all workers today feel stressed of burnt out by work. Roughly 60% of doctor visits stem from stress- related complaints and illnesses. Confronted with pressure or stress, the brain strives to reestablish and maintain homeostasis through the coordinated activation and control of neuroendocrine and autonomic stress systems. stress responses are mediated by largely overlapping circuits in the limbic forebrain – the hypothalamus and the brainstem – so that the respective contributions of the neuroendocrine and autonomic systems are tuned in accordance with stressor modality and intensity. Read More

Things that nurses want for Valentine

February 14, 2020
Humour, Jokes, Laughter, Patients, Way of Life

Daily Life, Funny Story, Humour, Laughing, Nurse, NWH2020, Valentine's Day, Way of Life, Work

Let’s be real—chocolates and flowers are nice any time of the day or night, but when it comes to romancing nurses, there are some clear ways to their hearts. If you’re looking at enticing a nurse in your life this year for Valentine’s Day, or if you’re a nurse wondering if anyone truly understands the desires of your heart, let us just be the ones to say:
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Making Jokes That Are Not Highly Offensive to Others

January 28, 2020
Humour, Jokes, Laughter

Daily Life, Humour, Knowledge, Laughing, Laughter Theoretics, NWH2020, Teaching, The essence of humour

Words have power. If you want to tell jokes, it’s important to take responsibility for your words, and use them in the best way possible. Here is how to tell jokes that uplift others, and cause smiles instead of tears.
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Down Time – The Healthy Mind Platter (4/8)

January 7, 2020
Daily Life, Neuroscience, Theoretics

Daily Life, Experience, Knowledge, Neuroscience, NWH2020, Teaching, The Brain, The Healthy Mind Platter, Way of Life

Downtime – Disconnecting for integration and insight

When explaining “down time” in workshops we found that this is the most counterintuitive component of the Healthy Mind Platter and needs quite a bit of explaining. “Down time” does not correspond with “leisure time” exactly, which is a much broader term which may refer to hobbies and sports. in the Healthy Mind Platter hobbies are more likely to come under “focus time” and sports under “physical time”. With down time we refer to a very specific type of “activity”: Read More

Spreading your Sense of Humour

December 10, 2019
Daily Life, Humour, Laughter, Theoretics

Daily Life, Experience, Humour, Laughing, Laughter Theoretics, NWH2019, Teaching, Way of Life

Having your sense of humour is no laughing matter – it’s a serious topic for discussion. A sense of humour should not be mistaken for buffoonery or jokes in low taste. Rather, a sense of humour is meaningful only if it spreads a sense of well being without hurting anyone’s feelings.
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..... A day not Laughed is a day not Lived !!