Job Characteristics and Burnout among Intensive Care Nurses
Hassan Kassam, A., Hassan. Helaly, S. (2022). Job Characteristics and Burnout among Intensive Care Nurses. EKB Journal Management System, 3(1), 398-411. doi: 10.21608/ejnsr.2022.247215
Awatef Hassan Kassam; Sahar Hassan. Helaly. "Job Characteristics and Burnout among Intensive Care Nurses". EKB Journal Management System, 3, 1, 2022, 398-411. doi: 10.21608/ejnsr.2022.247215
Hassan Kassam, A., Hassan. Helaly, S. (2022). 'Job Characteristics and Burnout among Intensive Care Nurses', EKB Journal Management System, 3(1), pp. 398-411. doi: 10.21608/ejnsr.2022.247215
Hassan Kassam, A., Hassan. Helaly, S. Job Characteristics and Burnout among Intensive Care Nurses. EKB Journal Management System, 2022; 3(1): 398-411. doi: 10.21608/ejnsr.2022.247215

Job Characteristics and Burnout among Intensive Care Nurses

International Egyptian Journal of Nursing Sciences and Research
Article 23, Volume 3, Issue 1, July 2022, Page 398-411  XML PDF (426.85 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/ejnsr.2022.247215
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Authors
Awatef Hassan Kassam1; Sahar Hassan. Helaly2
1Assist. Prof. of Nursing Administration Department, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt
2Lecturer of Nursing Administration Department, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt.
Abstract
Background: Nursing is recognized as a high-stress occupation. It is essential to improve job characteristics to achieve nurses ’goals as well as organizational interests to reduce burnout which consider a major problem for nurses. Aim: Determine relationships between job characteristics and nurses’ burnout in intensive care units, at both selected studied hospitals Design: A descriptive comparative co-relational design were used. Setting: Medical Specialty Hospital and Gastroenterology Surgery Center which are of centers at Mansoura University Hospitals. Subjects: All nurses working at different I.C.U at medical Specialty Hospital (36) and in Gastroenterology Surgery Center (45).Tools: Two structured questionnaires were used: Job characteristics Questionnaire and Maslash Burnout Inventory (MBI) Result: Total mean score of job characteristics at Gastroenterology Surgery Center was higher than total mean score of Medical Specialty Hospital . Level of burnout were low in all items of burnout at both setting except in relation to emotional exhaustion which was high among nurses at Medical Specialty Hospital. Conclusion: There is no significant correlation between job characteristics and level of burnout among studied nurses at Medical Specialty Hospital and Gastroenterology Surgery Center. Recommendation: The current findings suggest that intervention programs should be implemented to prevent or reduce burnout and focus on improving job characteristics among nurses working in different Intensive Care Units.
Keywords
Burnout; Job Characteristics; and Nurses; Intensive Care Units
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