Saturday, October 18, 2014

Nursing Humor

Nursing life is hard enough. These are uncertain times of economic realities and of frightening illnesses. As a bedside nurse, you have to contend with long schedules and heavy workload. Believe it or not, nursing leaders complain of the very same thing. Just a different perspective.

But through all the difficulties of being a nurse, there are rewards that keep us going. We survive the trials and become better nurses. Nurses live for the simple pleasures- a thank you from a patient, a life saved, recognition for a job well done, and a chuckle shared with co-workers.

We learn to keep our sense of humor. Because if we cannot laugh at ourselves, how fun can life be? If we always get offended by somebody else’s humor, how can we find joy in life at all? If we find fault in everything, how can we appreciate anything? If we cannot take things lightly, how can we forget the sad things we see at work?

Here are some of my favorites: