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	<title>Journal of Nursing Jocularity &#187; Integrating Humor</title>
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		<title>Goodbye, John</title>
		<link>http://www.journalofnursingjocularity.com/2010/07/26/goodbye-john/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:36:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cindypotts</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[anger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Enjoying Humor]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[John Callahan, cartoonist, musician, humorist beyond compare, died this weekend.  He was 59 years old, an age which I may be perhaps indulged in claiming to be too young, far too young, to be gone.
It&#8217;s always too soon for the great ones to go, isn&#8217;t it?  Make no mistake: John was one of the great [...]]]></description>
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		<title>That&#8217;s What Humor Does by Steve Rizzo</title>
		<link>http://www.journalofnursingjocularity.com/2010/07/19/thats-what-humor-does-by-steve-rizzo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 15:55:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[how humor helps]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[using humor to handle grief]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[using humor to help ourselves]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ Last week I was on my way to Kona, Hawaii to give a keynote speech to over one thousand people.  I called home during my connection in Los Angeles and my wife told me my father passed away.
I made a decision to continue on to Kona.  My plan was to give my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ode (Owed?) To a Triage Nurse</title>
		<link>http://www.journalofnursingjocularity.com/2010/07/12/ode-owed-to-a-triage-nurse/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 15:23:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Columns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nurse humor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nurse poems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nurse poetry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[triage nurse poem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[triage nurse poetry]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.journalofnursingjocularity.com/?p=3581</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Doing the paperwork
	surrounded by locks
all of this chaos
	in the triage box
get a good history
	front man for docs
get them seen quickly
	or so angrily they gawk
telephone&#8217;s ringing
	stab wound in walks
voice at the window
	at the door knocks
rash covered patient
          is it a pox
even when quiet (yeah right)
   [...]]]></description>
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		<title>If You Can Find Humor in Anything by Steve Rizzo</title>
		<link>http://www.journalofnursingjocularity.com/2010/07/05/if-you-can-find-humor-in-anything-by-steve-rizzo/</link>
		<comments>http://www.journalofnursingjocularity.com/2010/07/05/if-you-can-find-humor-in-anything-by-steve-rizzo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 00:20:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Columns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[grief and humor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steve Rizzo]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.journalofnursingjocularity.com/?p=3572</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Years ago, I was watching a television news special.  Dan Rather was interviewing Bill Cosby only weeks after his son was murdered.  After sharing his grief over his son&#8217;s death, the comedian was asked what I thought was a very difficult, if not unfair, question.  “Now that Bill Cosby&#8217;s son is no [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Theory on the Beauty of the Bedpan by Theresa Galakatos</title>
		<link>http://www.journalofnursingjocularity.com/2010/06/28/theory-on-the-beauty-of-the-bedpan-by-theresa-galakatos/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:29:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[1.	The purpose of my choice, the bedpan, is to better understand the bedpan in its natural environment, its ability to mitigate perplexing situations, and its breathtaking encounters behind the scenes.  To remove any preconceived notions about the bedpan and its purpose the investigator must maintain a scientific detachment due to relative internal pressures, fallout [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nursery Rhymes by Susan Elaine Arnold, RN, BSN, CCRN</title>
		<link>http://www.journalofnursingjocularity.com/2010/06/21/nursery-rhymes-by-susain-elaine-arnold-rn-bsn-ccrn/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 13:52:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[funny nurse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[funny nurse games]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nurse puns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nurse quiz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nurse riddles]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The following clues represent phrases made up of words which a nurse might use in the course of a day.  Each phrase is two words which rhyme. For example, &#8220;an intelligent ventricle&#8221; would be a &#8220;smart heart&#8221;. Understand how it works? See how many you can solve!
1. An iliac crest tear
2. A migraine drug
3. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The In &#8216;N Out Patient by Kris Harty</title>
		<link>http://www.journalofnursingjocularity.com/2010/06/14/the-in-n-out-patient-by-kris-harty/</link>
		<comments>http://www.journalofnursingjocularity.com/2010/06/14/the-in-n-out-patient-by-kris-harty/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 14:52:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Columns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kris Harty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[specialist]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stickability]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.journalofnursingjocularity.com/?p=3504</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We haven’t met before, yet you know me well.
You know me so well that you sometimes know me better than I know myself.  You know intimate details about me that those closest to me might not know. And maybe never should.
I’m not fully aware of all you do for me (as I’m sometimes heavily [...]]]></description>
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		<title>From Ha-Ha to a-Ha!: Using Humor to Transform Nursing Education by Shirley K. Trout, PhD, MEd</title>
		<link>http://www.journalofnursingjocularity.com/2010/06/06/from-ha-ha-to-a-ha-using-humor-to-transform-nursing-education-by-shirley-k-trout-phd-med/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jun 2010 13:33:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Columns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Integrating Humor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[establishing relationships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[humor in education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nursing education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[seating arrangements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shirley Trout]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[SURPRISE! 
(Now that I have your attention…)
Does an educator dare surprise the learner?
Only if you want to make the best use of your time with your students, you’ll use the element of surprise to shorten students’ time to discovery. Surprise is a result of incongruity, which is one of the leading theories on why humor [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Not So Serious Self Care: Leading With Laughter</title>
		<link>http://www.journalofnursingjocularity.com/2010/05/31/not-so-serious-self-care-leading-with-laughter/</link>
		<comments>http://www.journalofnursingjocularity.com/2010/05/31/not-so-serious-self-care-leading-with-laughter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 May 2010 17:25:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>karynbuxman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Columns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[humor for nurse managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nurse leadership]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.journalofnursingjocularity.com/?p=3460</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[“A sense of humor is part of the art of leadership.”
~ Dwight D. Eisenhower

The secret for effective humor in leadership is to set the tone for humor, while at the same time, set high expectations. Effective leaders understand that there are three primary benefits for using humor with their staff: Stress management, communication, and motivation.

Stress [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Not So Serious Selfcare: Cracking (A Smile) Under Pressure</title>
		<link>http://www.journalofnursingjocularity.com/2010/05/24/not-so-serious-selfcare-cracking-a-smile-under-pressure/</link>
		<comments>http://www.journalofnursingjocularity.com/2010/05/24/not-so-serious-selfcare-cracking-a-smile-under-pressure/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 18:50:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>karynbuxman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Columns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[humor for nurses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[not so serious selfcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nurse selfcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stress relief]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.journalofnursingjocularity.com/?p=3439</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week, we examined  ways to integrate humor into your self-care routine.  Self care is essential for all nurses, as it helps preserve your health, provide emotional resiliency, and keep you better positioned to provide optimum care for your patients. This week, we&#8217;ll be looking at a trio of specific techniques you can [...]]]></description>
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