title: Send in the clowns.
abstract: Healthcare professionals are always seeking ways to improve their relationships with patients and, to this end, some senior hospital staff in the United States have asked a group of circus clowns to teach nurses how to introduce a sense of levity into hospital wards. This article is a review of the results.
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Duffin
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration; D014481:United States; D014925:Wit and Humor as Topic / Q000523:psychology