Keep Outsiders Out
Keep Going
Humor
Routines
100

Visiting Hours

let's patients rest and protects staff from outsiders' interference

100

What does staff do when things fall apart?

Keep going

100

Humor is

A coping mechanism

100

Routine

Maintained by protective rituals

200

Limitations

the hours and conditions of visitors

200

Typical Response

Keep going despite the chaos
200

Dark humor 

to prevent breaking down, it is used to distance self from gravity of situation

200

Stress

Nurses use rituals more compulsively

300

# of Visitors

two per patient for 15 minutes
300

Outsiders can..

Disrupt routine by breaking down when seeing their dead loves ones

300

Psychological barrier

makes things seem less consequential and less burdensome

300

Reassurance

Relying on old forms to reassure themselves that order is still present

400

Policies

keep visitors out of nurses' way and reduce obtrusive questions and requests

400

Emergency surgeries

can go wrong, shaking the staff

400

Jokes

There goes 2nd grade

400

Miranda's Explanation

Being nice to patient gets them to open up
500

Prevents

Curious laypersons from seeing the messier side of nursing care

500

Trauma teams are known for this

Their psychological strength to continue working in tough situations

500

Nurse Johnn

belly danced for an easier time with patient

500

Miranda's Rule

You move when I move