How one mad scientist grasped the profound potential of humor and changed the face of nursing
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Karyn Buxman
Karyn Buxman works with high performers to expand their influence and enhance their well-being through applied humor. Her latest undertakings are her TEDx talk – How Humor Saved the World – and her upcoming book, Funny Means Money (ForbesBooks, 2018). She speaks and consults internationally to organizations that grasp the important role humor plays in business, health and life – including NASA, the Mayo Clinic, the US Air Force and the Million Dollar Round Table. In addition, Karyn serves as adjunct faculty at the University of Missouri.
Abstract
The history of nursing and the history of humor theory become intertwined with the help of a look-alike-mad-scientist, Dr Paul McGhee. A review is given as to how McGhee played the role of catalyst, pioneer and mentor to many in the health profession and the impact that has resulted in the nursing profession.
About the author
Karyn Buxman works with high performers to expand their influence and enhance their well-being through applied humor. Her latest undertakings are her TEDx talk – How Humor Saved the World – and her upcoming book, Funny Means Money (ForbesBooks, 2018). She speaks and consults internationally to organizations that grasp the important role humor plays in business, health and life – including NASA, the Mayo Clinic, the US Air Force and the Million Dollar Round Table. In addition, Karyn serves as adjunct faculty at the University of Missouri.
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Articles in the same Issue
- Frontmatter
- Introduction: Festschrift for Paul McGhee – Humor Across the Lifespan, Theory, Measurement, and Applications
- Paul McGhee and humor research
- Comments on the special issue
- Humor as a developmental phenomenon: the contributions of Paul McGhee
- Brief article of gratitude to Paul McGhee
- Psychometric evaluation of the revised Sense of Humor Scale and the construction of a parallel form
- Playfulness and humor in psychology: An overview and update
- Putting “Laughing at Yourself” to the Test
- Training the sense of humor with the 7 Humor Habits Program and satisfaction with life
- Humor and well-being: A little less is quite enough
- How one mad scientist grasped the profound potential of humor and changed the face of nursing
- The neurology and psychiatry of humor, smiling and laughter: A tribute to Paul McGhee. Part I. Introduction and clinical studies
- The neurology and psychiatry of humor, smiling, and laughter: a tribute to Paul McGhee Part II. neurological studies and brain imaging
- Some Reflections
- Chimpanzee and gorilla humor: progressive emergence from origins in the wild to captivity to sign language learning
Articles in the same Issue
- Frontmatter
- Introduction: Festschrift for Paul McGhee – Humor Across the Lifespan, Theory, Measurement, and Applications
- Paul McGhee and humor research
- Comments on the special issue
- Humor as a developmental phenomenon: the contributions of Paul McGhee
- Brief article of gratitude to Paul McGhee
- Psychometric evaluation of the revised Sense of Humor Scale and the construction of a parallel form
- Playfulness and humor in psychology: An overview and update
- Putting “Laughing at Yourself” to the Test
- Training the sense of humor with the 7 Humor Habits Program and satisfaction with life
- Humor and well-being: A little less is quite enough
- How one mad scientist grasped the profound potential of humor and changed the face of nursing
- The neurology and psychiatry of humor, smiling and laughter: A tribute to Paul McGhee. Part I. Introduction and clinical studies
- The neurology and psychiatry of humor, smiling, and laughter: a tribute to Paul McGhee Part II. neurological studies and brain imaging
- Some Reflections
- Chimpanzee and gorilla humor: progressive emergence from origins in the wild to captivity to sign language learning
