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Overall, the inclusion of arts in hospitals has many benefits that are critical to flow of the hospital. It keeps people relaxed and it refocuses people.

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Hospice care can emotionally disable workers. The hospital provided a meditation session for workers. The increase of meditation and stress relievers through the arts decreases the chances of burnout for workers.

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At Duke University Hospital patients are able to request art kits such as coloring books, journals, and puzzle books to their rooms. Patients are also able to request a musician for a bedside show. Artist also preform in common areas.
This creates a distraction from the unknowns while they are admitted to the hospital.

https://artsandhealth.duke.edu/home

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Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center

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Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center

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The unit had just experienced the death of a child on the pediatric oncology unit. They remembered how hard it was for the team. The nurse manger brought in an art therapist, who brought clay to help relieve the stress and pain. Along with the clay came distraction which allowed people to express how they truly felt.

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“But people have come to see that it’s not just for fun, but because it can make you a better nurse or doctor.”

Dancers were brought onto the unit to lead staffers in a stretching exercise. The stretching exercise helps workers refocus and re-energize.

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Nurses were offered knitting classes to cope with the workplace stress. It was also used as a team building exercise. The hospital uses art as a stress reliever as well as a way for co-workers to connect with each other. Stress can cause a disconnection on a unit which could lead to poor outcomes.

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As we all know, stress is a major concern in the workplace. Many hospitals have integrated the arts in order to decrease the amount of stress and burnout in workers.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/with-nurses-at-risk-of-compassion-fatigue-hospitals-try-to-ease-their-stress/2013/06/07/b92b9e86-97e3-11e2-97cd-3d8c1afe4f0f_story.html