The professional burnout in nursing

Abstract

Background. An essential consequence of prolonged stress is an instance of burnout syndrome. Burn-out is a process that develops slowly. The first signs are not visible or are misinterpreted. Special risk group exposed to burn are professionals working for and with people, and so teachers, police officers, doctors and nurses. Medical staff is particularly exposed to the instance of the burnout syndrome, because more often than not, despite a huge involvement in the work of the patient loss in the fight for health and life. Objectives. To examine the level of burnout among nurses. Material and methods. The study involved 82 respondents (80 women and 2 men). The study included nurses working in Hospital in Wieruszów it was carried out in 2012. We used a questionnaire that was developed by authors of this study, which consisted 22 questions. The survey questions have been grouped thematically, and so the first four questions were designed to examine the fatigue level of work, the following five questions were supposed to check the occurrence of symptoms of burnout. Another poll issues diagnosed the chronic stress, empathy to patients and the degree of positive perception of the work. Results. The occurrence of burnout was confirmed by 40% of nurses with the average length of employment, slightly less because 35% of the youngest respondents also confirm the burnout. Only 33% of nurses who are working for a long time in the profession confirm the professional burnout. Conclusions. Burnout reaches mainly nurses with experience lasting from 10 to 19 years. Impact on the attitude, commitment and an instance of the symptoms of burnout has a sense of efficacy and the impression that the work did not get significant results.