@article{article_1281908, title={Burnout level of nurses in a private university hospital}, journal={İstanbul Rumeli Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi}, volume={2}, pages={1–14}, year={2023}, url={https://izlik.org/JA86GM56PJ}, author={Bilben, Gizem Sena and Sayın, Yazile}, keywords={hemşirelik, tükenme, klinik karakteristikler, sosyodemografik karakteristikler.}, abstract={Abstract
Introduction: Burnout is one of the most significant problems affecting the working lives of nurses.
Objective: This study was conducted to determine the burnout levels of nurses working in a private university hospital.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional descriptive study. The sample consisted of 121 volunteer nurses at the university hospital who met the sampling criteria. Data were collected using the Nurse Descriptive Form and the Burnout Scale-Short Form. Nurses filled out the data forms themselves. The significance value for the variables was p<.05.
Results: In total, 70.2% of the nurses were female, and 76.0% were between 20 and 29 years old. Most of the nurses with 0–5 years of professional experience (76.1%) were between 20 and 29 years old. All the nurses experienced at least “exhaustion at the danger limit.” However, nurses’ gender, marital status, and education level were not associated with burnout levels (p>0.05). Nurses who had worked for 0–5 years (M=3.473, SD=1.212) had higher burnout scores than those who had worked longer (6–17 years; M=3,082, SD=0.923; p>0.05). The burnout scores of nurses between 20 and 29 years old who were not parenthoods, who had 0–5 years of nursing experience, and who worked over 51 hours per week were statistically higher (p<0.05). As the nurses’ weekly overtime hours (M=4,159, SD=1,080) and number of night shifts increased (M=3,632, SD=1,113), their burnout scores also increased (p<0.05).
Conclusion: The fact that all of the nurses reported “exhaustion at the danger limit” indicates that institutional working conditions should be improved. The burnout scores of nurses showed a greater correlation with clinical characteristics. Young nurses with little experience working long hours may lead to higher burnout scores. Larger studies are required to elucidate the causes of burnout among nurses working at private hospitals.}, number={2}