Authors
O'Mahony, NuriaAffiliation
Emergency Department, Cork University Hospital, Ireland.Issue Date
2011-09MeSH
AdultBurnout, Professional
Emergency Nursing
Female
Great Britain
Greece
Humans
Ireland
Male
Nursing Staff, Hospital
Personnel Administration, Hospital
Physician-Nurse Relations
Quality of Health Care
Risk Factors
Workplace
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Nurse burnout and the working environment. 2011, 19 (5):30-7 Emerg NurseJournal
Emergency nurse : the journal of the RCN Accident and Emergency Nursing AssociationPubMed ID
21977687Abstract
This article examines levels of burnout experienced by emergency nurses and the characteristics of their work environment to determine if there is a relationship between the two.A literature review of recent articles on emergency nurses' burnout and contributing factors was undertaken. A quantitative study, in which nurses were asked to indicate the extent of their agreement with a series of statements on burnout and the working environment, was then undertaken, and the results were analysed to ascertain the extent to which the two topic are related.
The results indicate that 52 per cent of nurses in an emergency department in Ireland experience high levels of emotional exhaustion and depersonalisation, which are significantly related to the nature of their work environment.
Improvements to the environment and to education are required to reduce the risk of nurses developing burnout in the future.
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