Humor, when used properly, can turn a bad situation into a
better one and allow a glimmer of joy to shine in the most sorrowful
situations. The key to good humor relies
on more than one factor, since humor is relative. Determining whether something is funny or not
all depends on how the joke is perceived by the audience. Twitter accounts like @nursingprobs might be
funny for nurses and nursing students but to others the joke might not be very
humorous.
“Finish one exam…...immediately start studying for the next
one #nursingprobs”
“Having to set 8 alarms to wake up for clinical
#nursingprobs”
“What’s this whole weekend
thing everyone talks about #nursingprobs”
“Dear redbull,
please make me as Wide Awake as Katy Perry. Sincerely, 23 pages of chronic
health reading left…#exhaused #nursingprobs”
Another thing to keep in mind is
morality and professionalism. Although
laughter is the best medicine, we as Christians need to hold ourselves to a
higher standard and refrain from using crude, or profanity. As health professionals we need to carry
ourselves in a professional manner and foul language is never appropriate no
matter the setting. You can be funny as
can be without the use of bad language.
No matter in what form we tell our
jokes, it is necessary to be lighthearted as a nurse or student nurse. We will
see life, death, heartache and tragedy on a daily basis. It is our job to serve and our job to be
strong enough to handle it. Without a little humor in our lives we would
probably fall into insanity.
