Burnout among Nurses in the People's Republic of China.

Abstract

This study was designed to examine the burnout symptoms among nurses in different settings, differing by specialty, age, gender, number of years on the job, and place of work, in the People's Republic of China. A total of 1,100 nurses completed the Maslach Burnout Inventory. Burnout symptoms in nurses were related to setting, specialty, age, gender, place of work, and number of years on the job. The findings suggest that the physical features in clinics and in obstetrics and gynecology departments should be improved and that social and public health support systems, as well as stress management skills, should be offered to new nurses in order to improve their ability to cope with stress and to improve the quality of care for patients.