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Victor Borge, the famous Danish comedian, pianist, and conductor once said, “Laughter is the shortest distance between two people.” Infusing laughter and humor into your work life is a powerful tool that can improve communication, reduce stress, foster cohesiveness, and boost overall performance and staff engagement. (See It starts with a smile . )
Key takeaways
– Laughter reduces stress, boosts the immune system, and is good for the heart.
– Using humor to have fun at work builds a sense of community within the team.
When was the last time you heard someone say that he or she didn’t feel good when laughing? Probably never, right? The physical and psychological benefits of laughter are well documented in the literature. A hearty laugh shuts down the release of the stress hormone cortisol and triggers the release of endorphins, reducing stress, anxiety, depression, and pain and improves the immune system and cardiovascular function. When it’s shared, laughter binds people together, increasing happiness and intimacy. And humor can help shift perspective, allowing everyone to view situations in a more realistic, less threatening light that enhances teamwork and diffuses conflict.
Wanting to bring laughter and humor into the serious nature of what we do every day may seem inappropriate, but situationally appropriate humor and playful communication triggers positive feelings and fosters emotional connections. These connections create bonds that buffer stress, disagreement, and disappointment and heal resentment and hurt.
Healthcare providers have higher stress levels and complaints than employees of any other field. Nurses are continually challenged by the physical nature of the profession, which requires the ability to work with multiple complex patients and meet the emotional demands of those patients and their families, while working long hours with increasing workloads. Daily pressures can lead to decreased morale and low-performing teams, but incorporating laughter and humor into everyday practice can ease distress.
Humor should be amusing and laughter-provoking for everyone, and when used appropriately it doesn’t require understanding social cues. Humor should lift the spirit and make everyone feel more comfortable. In other words, we should laugh with, rather than laugh at, our coworkers. Avoid sarcasm because it can be misunderstood and often targets others in a negative way. Racist, sexist, ageist, and other forms of discriminating jokes are bad humor and should never be part of workplace interaction. Gags and practical jokes should be used only when your judgment tells you those on the receiving end will find them funny. And always remember to be cognizant of the suitability of the time and place where humor and laughter will occur.
Laughter is a natural part of life. Infants begin smiling during the first weeks of life and laugh out loud within months of being born. The average preschool child laughs or smiles 400 times a day, and the average 6-year-old laughs or smiles 300 times a day. The sad news, though, is that the average 40-year-old laughs or smiles only four times a day. As adults, we need to raise our laughter quota.
Start by not taking yourself too seriously. While ambitions are noble, being overly serious will weigh you down and reduce your chances of achievement. Levity fosters positivity, optimism, engagement, and successful navigation through the ups and downs of life. When you’re able to laugh at yourself and share your embarrassing moments, you communicate your openness, humbleness, and sense of humor with your team.
Listen for laughter during your workday and move towards it. More often than not, your coworkers will be happy to share something funny because it gives them an opportunity to laugh again.
You might even want to recruit some new employees. The positions that need to be filled include Chief Executive Humor Officer, Vice President of Laughter Services, Director of FunRaising, Secretary of Humor, and Laughter Ambassador. And don’t forget to onboard a Levity Leader, whose job it will be to remind others that they’re taking themselves too seriously. (See Invite humor into your workflow .)
Seeing the humor in all the situations life has to offer is important. Sharing your funny stories with others and having them laugh with you will incorporate humor and laughter into the fabric of your work life, finding it naturally in everything you do. A sense of community and cohesive culture are born when a team laughs out loud and has fun together.
Kara Theal is the director of clinical information systems at Northwell Health in Lake Success, New York.
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Gerloff P. You’re not laughing enough, and that’s no joke . Psychology Today . June 21, 2011.
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I am new to the field of nursing, as I graduated this past May. I work in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at a small town hospital. As you may know, the ICU can be very stressful and busy. I was a nursing assistant in the same unit before I graduated so I have now seen it from both perspectives. I am glad to have read your article because this is something that I believe very strongly in. I have always been told that if you are happy you will never work a day in your life. I have also been recently reminded that when everything is too much or seems to be going wrong, to never forget why you chose nursing. My purpose for this letter is to provide you with more evidence backing your stance.
I was reading an article by Michele Wojciechowski called “Using Humor with Your Patients” and she is speaking through the eyes of care coordinator and Registered Nurse named Alicia Schwartz. She talks about how she incorporated laughter in caring for her patients and how it helped. She states ““Humor can be very helpful in helping [patients] cope with and adapt so they can continue to live safely and independently in their homes, where they feel comfortable and secure,” explains Schwartz” (Wojciechowski, 2016). Wojciechowski also talks about how laughter sort of lightens the mood and helps the patient not dwell on a diagnosis at that moment or worry about an upcoming test. She talks about how it helps facilitate conversation and a good nurse to patient relationship, which is very important to obtain as a bedside nurse. She also talks about how there is a time and a place for everything and we have to be aware of when is the right time to laugh and when is the right time to be serious.
Your article focusses more on the importance of laughter with your coworkers and Wojciechowski’s article focusses on laughter and the patient and family perspective. I believe both are very important and it helps a nurse get through a stressful day and not get burned out. I see so many nurses who come to work too serious and I never see them chuckle or show a smile. They are the ones who have the roughest days and don’t mesh well with the team. We have started peer interviews for potential coworkers and it is not, by any means, a serious meeting. It is more of a way for the current employees to interact with them and see their personality and if they will be a good asset to the team. It lets them ask questions that you wouldn’t typically ask your potential director or manager. It has worked so far with everyone who has been through interviews for our unit. We are also starting committees and the one I am most excited about is the social committee. We will be able to talk through ways that will bring us together more as a team and to do things outside of work that will lead us to get to know each other more and improve teamwork. We are also going to talk about ways to improve the moralE during the shifts and ways to recognize people who go above and beyond in a way that is meaningful and shows that we appreciate them.
Your article has really shed some light on how important it is to laugh and have fun all while doing the job you worked so hard to get. Nursing is hard and some people don’t understand what each of us went through to get those two letters behind our name. Some days we just want to quit, but other days we are reminded why we are doing this. Laughter has always been the best medicine and I support your stance because a good relationship with your coworkers and your patients is what gets you through each day from clock-in to clock-out.
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Gil Wayne graduated in 2008 with a bachelor of science in nursing. He earned his license to practice as a registered nurse during the same year. His drive for educating people stemmed from working as a community health nurse. He conducted first aid training and health seminars and workshops for teachers, community members, and local groups. Wanting to reach a bigger audience in teaching, he is now a writer and contributor for Nurseslabs since 2012 while working part-time as a nurse instructor. His goal is to expand his horizon in nursing-related topics. He wants to guide the next generation of nurses to achieve their goals and empower the nursing profession.

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Sharing to you these funny nurse jokes to help you feel good, laugh hard, and exercise your facial muscles! In the nursing profession, life gets busy and tough! Lighten it up with these brilliant and hilarious nurse jokes and prove once an for all that laughter is the best medicine (except for treating diarrhea ).
There is a strong connection between humor and learning according to a study published by the Journal of Nursing Education . If you’re a nurse educator, cracking a few nurse jokes can be an effective, multipurpose teaching tool for the nurse educators to convey course content, hold student’s attention, relieve anxiety , establish rapport with students, and make learning fun!
In a hospital setting, a phenomenological study determined that humor was found to be an important but underutilized resource in nurse-patient interaction. In the same study, it was found out that humor or nurse jokes:
Situation: The nurse will give a skin test to a patient to test for allergic reaction …
Nurse: Hello. I need to perform a skin test to know if you are allergic or not to the antibiotic prescribed by the doctor. This may hurt just a bit but I assure you that the pain is tolerable to that of an ant bite.
Patient: Is that so? Okay then. You may proceed.
After a while, the nurse successfully performed the skin test following the patient’s loud cry. Unfortunately, after a few days, the same nurse got hospitalized and is being assessed by the doctor.
Doctor: I need to administer an antibiotic intravenously to combat the infection . But, I will order for a skin test first to test if you are allergic to the drug.
Nurse: Can you just shift it to an oral antibiotic if possible doc? (whispers to the doctor).
A nurse caring for a man from Kentucky asked, “So how’s your breakfast this morning?”
“It’s very good, except for the Kentucky Jelly. I can’t seem to get used to the taste ,” the patient replied.
The nurse asked to see the jelly and the man pointed at the bedside table. Oh yeah, it’s a foil packet labeled “KY Jelly.”
Three nurses died and went to heaven, where they were met at the Pearly Gates by St. Peter.
To the first, he asked, “What did you do on Earth and why should you go to heaven?” “I was a nurse in an inner-city hospital,” she replied. “I worked to bring healing and peace to the poor suffering city children.” “Very noble,” said St. Peter. “You may enter.” And in through the gates, she went.
To the next, he asked the same question: “So what did you do on Earth?” “I was a nurse at a missionary hospital in Africa,” she replied. “For many years, I worked with a skeleton crew of doctors and nurses who tried to reach out to as many peoples and tribes with a hand of healing and with a message of God’s love.” “How touching,” said St. Peter. “You too may enter.” And in she went.
He then came to the last nurse, to whom he asked, “So, what did you do back on Earth?” After some hesitation, she explained, “I was just a nurse at an HMO.” St. Peter pondered this for a moment, and then said, “Okay, you may enter also.”
“Whew!” said the nurse. “For a moment there, I thought you weren’t going to let me in.”
“Oh, you can come in,” said St. Peter, “but you can only stay for three days!”
A nurse walks into a bank totally exhausted after an 18-hour shift. She grabs a deposit slip, pulls a rectal thermometer out of her purse, and tries to write with it. When she realizes her mistake, she looks at the flabbergasted teller and, without missing a beat, says, “Well, that’s great…some asshole’s got my pen!”
Q: What’s the difference between an oral thermometer and a rectal thermometer?
A: The taste.
I had to take my son to the hospital after he swallowed ten quarters. He was rushed to surgery . After half an hour I saw a nurse so I asked her how he was. She said, “There’s no change yet.”
A nursing assistant, a floor nurse and a charge nurse from a small nursing home were taking a lunch break in the break room. In walks, a lady dressed in silk scarves and wearing large polished-stone jewelry. “I am Gina the Great,” stated the lady. “I am so pleased with the way you have taken care of my aunt that I will now grant the next three wishes!” With a wave of her hand and a puff of smoke, the room was filled with flowers, fruit, and bottles of drink, proving that she did have the power to grant wishes before any of the nurses could think otherwise.
The nurses quickly argued among themselves as to which one would ask for the first wish. Speaking up, the nursing assistant wished first. “I wish I were on a tropical island beach, with single, well-built men feeding me fruit and tending to my every need.” With a puff of smoke, the nursing assistant was gone.
The floor nurse went next. “I wish I were rich and retired, and spending my days in my own warm cabin at a ski resort with well-groomed men feeding me cocoa and doughnuts.” With a puff of smoke, she too was gone.
“Now, what is the last wish?” asked the lady.
The charge nurse said, “I want those two ambitious nurses back on the floor at the end of the lunch break!”
Q: Did you hear about the nurse who died and went straight to hell?
A: It took her two weeks to realize that she wasn’t at work anymore!
Q: When is the worst time to have a heart attack ?
A: During a game of charades!
Patient: “Will I be able to play the piano after this operation?”
Nurse: “Sure! Of course!”
Patient: “That’s awesome because I couldn’t before!”
A skilled nurse died and arrived before St. Peter, who explained, “We have this little policy of allowing you to choose whether you want to spend eternity in heaven or in hell.” “How do I know which to choose?” She asked. “That’s easy,” said St. Peter. “You have to spend a day in each place before making a decision.”
With that, he put the nurse on an elevator and sent her down to hell. The elevator doors opened and the nurse found herself in a sunny garden, where many former friends and colleagues warmly greeted her. She had a great time all day laughing and talking about old times. That night, she had an excellent supper in a fantastic restaurant. She even met the devil, who turned out to be a pretty nice guy. Before she knew it, her day in hell was over and she returned to heaven.
The day in heaven was okay. She lounged around on clouds, sang, and played the harp. At the end of the day, St. Peter came and asked for her decision. “Well, heaven was great and all,” the nurse said, “but I had a better time in hell. I know it sounds strange, but I choose hell.” With that, she got in the elevator and went back down.
When the doors opened, she saw a desolate wasteland covered in garbage and filth. Her friends, dressed in rags, were picking up garbage and putting it in sacks. When the devil walked over, she said to him, “I don’t understand. Yesterday, this place was beautiful. We had a delicious meal and a wonderful time laughing and talking.” The devil smiled and said, “Yesterday we were recruiting you. Today you’re staff.”
A man speaks frantically into the phone, “My wife is pregnant, and her contractions are only two minutes apart!”
“Is this her first child?” the nurse queries.
“No, you idiot!” the man shouts. “This is her husband!”
Situation: A nurse enters the room of a difficult patient who wants to find out if he’s still ill. At the moment, the nurse already has the results of the examination.
“I’m afraid I have some bad news. You’re dying and you don’t have much time,” the nurse says.
“Oh no, that’s terrible. How long have I got?” the man asks.
“10? 10 what? Months? Weeks? What?!” he asks desperately.
A young woman with purple hair styled into a punk rocker Mohawk, sporting a variety of tattoos, and wearing strange clothing, burst into the ER complaining of abdominal pain. The ER attending quickly determined that the patient had acute appendicitis , so she was scheduled for immediate surgery. When she was completely disrobed on the operating table, the staff noticed with amusement that her pubic hair had been dyed green, and above it, there was a tattoo that read, “Keep off the grass.” Once the surgery was completed, the surgeon wrote a short note on the patient’s dressing, which said, “Sorry, had to mow the lawn.”
A novice nurse wears so many pins on their name badge.
An experienced nurse does not wear a name badge for liability reasons.
A novice nurse wants everyone in the work setting to know they are a nurse.
An experienced nurse does not want anyone to know they are a nurse.
A novice nurse does their head to toe assessments starting at the actual head or toes.
An experienced nurse knows that all assessment criteria will be answered during a transfer to the commode!
A novice nurse spends hours giving a bed bath.
An experienced nurse lets the nursing assistant or student nurse do a bed bath.
A novice nurse will spend time bladder training an incontinent patient.
An experienced nurse will refer the patient to the physician for the insertion of a Foley catheter.
A novice nurse looks for blood on a bandage hoping they can change it.
An experienced nurse knows a little blood never hurt anyone, so they let it.
A novice nurse always answers the phone.
An experienced nurse checks the caller ID before answering the phone.
A novice nurse tries to make frien
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