Correlation of job burnout and security among nurses working in operating room / 中国实用护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore the relationship between job burnout and sense of security among nurses in operating room in order to provide a basis for managers to improve nurses′ sense of security and reduce their job burnout. Methods 127 nurses working in operating room were investigated by Maslach Job Burnout Scale in Chinese version and Security Questionnaire. Results The scores of emotional exhaustion, personification and personal satisfaction in Maslach Job Burnout Scale were respectively (28.92±6.44) points,(13.20±4.97) points and (20.72±5.73) points. The positive detection rate of each domain was 57.5% (73/127),89.8% (114/127) and 79.5% (101/127).The scores of interpersonal security and perceived control in Security questionnaire were respectively (27.13±4.79) points and (25.69± 5.64) points. The personification was negatively correlated to the interpersonal security (r =-0.243, P <0.01) and perceived control (r=-0.436, P < 0.01). Personal accomplishment was positively correlated to interpersonal security (r=0.195, P<0.05). Conclusions The nurses in operating room have serious job burnout and moderate and high level of psychological security. Nursing managers should take some measures to reduce the positive detection rate of job burnout and improve the level of psychological security.