title: Using humor to cope with stress in home care.
abstract: Home care and hospice nurses constantly face stressful situations with patients and caregivers, working from the field and meeting the expectations of the workplace and their own personal and family goals. This article explores the many ways humor can be used by the nurse in relieving stressors encountered every day.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nursing, Bethel College, Mishawaka, Indiana, USA.
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Davidhizar
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shearer
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000523:psychology*; D014925:Wit and Humor as Topic