Analysis of Humor's Impact on Nursing Practice and Patient Outcomes

This report analyzes a qualitative study examining the role of humor in nursing clinical practice. The research, based on data from working nursing professionals, explores how humor influences decision-making, particularly in challenging situations, and impacts patient-nurse relationships. The study utilizes a descriptive phenomenological approach, employing Colaizzi's data analysis method to minimize bias and identify key themes. The report evaluates the study's methodology, including the potential limitations of a small sample size, and assesses the relevance of identified themes, such as humor's role in coping with difficult situations and its impact on patient communication. The analysis also considers the application of basic social processes and taxonomy in understanding the use and effects of humor in clinical settings, highlighting its significance in improving patient outcomes and healthcare delivery.

In response to answer A
The major phenomenon that was found in the qualitative study was that the nursing
professionals use their humor in making decision or perform under clinical practice. Rose
also believed that there is an existing relationship between nursing professionals and patients.
Humor plays an important role in assisting patients in making any critical decision and any
critical analysis.
In response to answer B
The phenomenological data used in the research by Rose is descriptive phenomenological
study.
In response to answer C
The colaizzi’s data analysis method is appropriate for a phenomenological study because this
analysis would enable researcher in bias free results and findings from the data available. The
colaizzi’s data analysis would help in revealing and finding new results or knowledge about
the research. This data analysis technique would help in understanding the data along with
identifying any important or key statements of the research. Therefore, it is also known as
rigorous analysis. It is the effective approach for conducting phenomenological study in
analyzing along with interpreting the data. It also help in formulating the key findings and
themes in the research.
In response to D
The research conducted is a qualitative and is a phenomenological study for finding the
relationship between humors of nursing professionals in providing effective performance in
clinical practice. The research conducted has taken the real data from the existing working
nursing professionals from the hospital. However, the sample size is small and therefore, the

reliability of the research can be affected. The data analysis has formulated multiple themes
that relates that the humors plays an important key element in formulating the decision on
any critical complications or situations. Humor has also significant role in effective
communication towards the patients. Therefore, the overall research can be rated as moderate
as the limitation of the study can be seen in low sample size and bias feedback from the
sample population.
In response to E
Yes, there are themes that can be considered as exemplar. The first theme “Humor played a
significant role in helping the nurse cope with difficult situations and difficult patients” is the
best fitted theme that reflect the objective of the research. The research is about finding the
relationship between the humor and its positive implication on the health outcomes of the
patients. The second and fifth themes can also be considered as the exemplars because these
themes also reflect on the significant of the humor in providing the effective outcomes in
providing the health services or in making any clinical decision.
In response to F
The basic social process (BSP) are the core category that is relevant to the research and it
replicate the similar pattern of behavior for the study. The researcher would only code the
specific and relevant data. Therefore, the themes found by the researcher is considered as the
BSP. The first theme is the major core category in finding the effectiveness of nurse’s humor
in their clinical practices.
In response to G
The themes found in the researches can be considered under taxonomy. The entire themes are
originated from the humors within the nursing professionals in building relationship with the

patients. The humor can be classified in bringing multiple outputs to the research and it also
helps in formulating a hierarchy in understanding the possible effects of the nursing staff’s
humor. It would help in understanding of usage of humor in clinical practices.