Keep Outsiders Out
Visiting Hours
let's patients rest and protects staff from outsiders' interference
What does staff do when things fall apart?
Keep going
Humor is
A coping mechanism
Routine
Maintained by protective rituals
Limitations
the hours and conditions of visitors
Typical Response
Dark humor
to prevent breaking down, it is used to distance self from gravity of situation
Stress
Nurses use rituals more compulsively
# of Visitors
Outsiders can..
Disrupt routine by breaking down when seeing their dead loves ones
Psychological barrier
makes things seem less consequential and less burdensome
Reassurance
Relying on old forms to reassure themselves that order is still present
Policies
keep visitors out of nurses' way and reduce obtrusive questions and requests
Emergency surgeries
can go wrong, shaking the staff
Jokes
There goes 2nd grade
Miranda's Explanation
Prevents
Curious laypersons from seeing the messier side of nursing care
Trauma teams are known for this
Their psychological strength to continue working in tough situations
Nurse Johnn
belly danced for an easier time with patient
Miranda's Rule
You move when I move