Study on relations among psychiatric nurses' psychological capital and job burnout / 中国实用护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the current situation of psychological capital and job burnout of psychiatric nurses and explore the relationship between psychological capital and job burnout.Methods There were 142 psychiatric nurses collected in the study by convenience sampling.The Psychiatric Capital Questionnaire (PCQ) and Nurse Burnout Scale (NBS) were used to measure the level of psychiatric capital and job burnout of psychiatric nurses.The Pearson correlation analysis was used to explore the relationship between psychological capital and job burnout.Results The psychological capital of psychiatric nurses had a negative correlation with job burnout; the higher of the nurses' psychological capital,the lower their sense of job burnout,vice versa.Conclusions In order to improve nursing quality,nursing managers can reduce the job burnout by improving the psychological capital of psychiatric nurses.