title: Humor as a perioperative nursing management tool.
abstract: Humor is a powerful tool for accomplishing management goals. This article offers suggestions for using humor to relieve stress, cultivate teamwork, buy attention, improve morale, increase productivity, foster communication, enhance problem solving, and create a positive work culture in the operating room.
authors.affiliation: Henry Medical Center, Stockbridge, GA, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kurtz
mesh_terms: D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003142:Communication; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D009013:Morale; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013527:Perioperative Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D011340:Problem Solving; D014925:Wit and Humor as Topic