Hui Jiang1, Chen Li2, Yan Gu1, Haiyan Lu1. 1. Nursing Department, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. 2. College of Humanities and Social Science, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To explore satisfaction and burnout of nurses working in neurology wards in Shanghai, China. DESIGN: A descriptive cross-sectional questionnaire survey. METHODS: Three hundred and eighty-seven nurses from 23 neurology wards in 21 tertiary general hospitals were recruited using cluster sampling. The valid response rate was 94.83%. FINDINGS: Nurse satisfaction with the salary/wages, the job and the nurse staffing level were 21.79%, 37.33%, and 40.87%. A high nurse burnout rate was found as: emotional exhaustion (EE) ≥ 27 (89.92%); depersonalization (DP) ≥ 10 (92.64%); and reduced personal accomplishment (PA)≤ 33 (79.29%). CONCLUSIONS: Most nurses in the neurology wards were dissatisfied and had high levels of burnout. Experienced, intermediate and senior nurses were at the highest risk for job turnover. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Nurse administrators should take effective measures to increase nurse satisfaction and decrease burnout to retain experienced nurses and keep the stability of nursing workforce.
PURPOSE: To explore satisfaction and burnout of nurses working in neurology wards in Shanghai, China. DESIGN: A descriptive cross-sectional questionnaire survey. METHODS: Three hundred and eighty-seven nurses from 23 neurology wards in 21 tertiary general hospitals were recruited using cluster sampling. The valid response rate was 94.83%. FINDINGS: Nurse satisfaction with the salary/wages, the job and the nurse staffing level were 21.79%, 37.33%, and 40.87%. A high nurse burnout rate was found as: emotional exhaustion (EE) ≥ 27 (89.92%); depersonalization (DP) ≥ 10 (92.64%); and reduced personal accomplishment (PA)≤ 33 (79.29%). CONCLUSIONS: Most nurses in the neurology wards were dissatisfied and had high levels of burnout. Experienced, intermediate and senior nurses were at the highest risk for job turnover. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Nurse administrators should take effective measures to increase nurse satisfaction and decrease burnout to retain experienced nurses and keep the stability of nursing workforce.
Authors: Robert Ślusarz; Karolina Filipska; Renata Jabłońska; Agnieszka Królikowska; Maria T Szewczyk; Adam Wiśniewski; Monika Biercewicz Journal: Nurs Open Date: 2021-12-24