Prescription for Laughter

Karyn Buxman, RN, CSP, CPAE
CEO, HumoRx, Hannibal, MO

This Won’t Hurt A Bit!

Healthcare is full of fractured truths! And while the state of healthcare is no joke, it can be a laughing matter. Unfortunately, nurses from coast to coast lament “There’s nothing funny happening where I work,” “Our boss thinks humor is unprofessional,” and “I’ve lost my laugh.” Nurse humorist Karyn Buxman is here to remind us “what’s so funny,” where to find the humor, and how it can help us. Her motto: Laugh ‘til you cry. Cry ‘til you laugh. Laugh ‘til you leak!

I. There’s nothing funny happening where I work.

1. A matter of perspective

2. Playing with pain

II. Humor in healthcare

1. The good…

2. The bad…

3. The occasionally ugly…

III. If I hadn’t seen it, I wouldn’t have believed it

1. From another angle

2. Finding the humor around you

3. Creating a humor habit

Objectives:

1. Recognize the importance of perspective on personal stress levels.

2. Give an example of humor experienced in the workplace. Was it positive, negative or gallows?

3. Differentiate between passive and active humor appreciation.

Karyn Buxman, RN, CSP, CPAE

While in graduate school, Karyn combined her research with the one thing that enabled her to get through an entire day without losing her sanity: humor. Now a leading international expert on humor, Karyn puts her studies to work by delivering energy-charged keynotes that entertain, motivate and educate audiences nationwide. Karyn’s Humor as Life Strategy ä techniques have been utilized in national media through magazine articles, talk shows and radio programs. She has co-authored Chicken Soup for the Nurse's Soul, Give Stress A Rest, Chicken Soup for the Christian Women's Soul and Humor Me and is author/publisher of This Won't Hurt A Bit! And Other Fractured Truths in Healthcare and The Humor Habit; Tips to Jest for Success.

If you are ever forced to relate to impossible people, outrageous conditions, and/or stressful situations, then do not miss this opportunity to “Laugh ‘til you cry, cry ‘til you laugh and laugh ‘til you leak!”

This program is being presented by Leading Home Care as part of our Putting the Fun Back in Health Care series.  Order the full series of four programs for only $499.00.