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Professional nurses’ attitudes towards humour
Author(s) -
Sumners Ann D
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
journal of advanced nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.948
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1365-2648
pISSN - 0309-2402
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2648.1990.tb01802.x
Subject(s) - nursing , positive attitude , work (physics) , psychology , medicine , professional development , medical education , social psychology , mechanical engineering , engineering
A study of the attitudes of 204 registered professional nurses’ towards humour showed differences in the attitudes in two settings Fishbein & Ajzen's theoretical framework of attitude development and measurement was used to guide the study The positive functions of humour indicate that it is a useful strategy for nurses to employ in their professional work setting Although the nurses held positive attitudes towards humour in both the professional and personal settings, they were lesspositive in the professional work setting The findings indicate that a potentially useful nursing strategy is not being fully utilized by nurses