Investigation on job burnout among nurses in the department of gynaecology and obstetrics

Abstract

Objective To study on job burnout of nurses in the Department of gynaecology and obstetrics,and to provide reference for promoting physical and mental health and improving nursing quality.Methods A total of 118 nurses in the department of gynaecology and obstetrics were investigated with the Maslach Burnout Inventory(MBI). Results Compared with the sample of Maslach,nurses have higher scores of Emotional Exhaustion and lower scores of Depersonalization and Personal Accomplishment(P ＜ 0. 01); The degree of job burnout of elementary and contracted nurses had significant difference compared with that of intermediate and registered nurses respectively(P ＜ 0. 05). Married nurses had higher scores of Emotional Exhaustion than unmarried nurses(P ＜ 0. 01),while there were no significant difference in the scores of Depersonalization and Personal Accomplishment(P ＞ 0. 05). Conclusions The nursing managers should pay close attention to job burnout of nurses in the Department of gynaecology and obstetrics and take effective measures to improve their job burnout and guarantee high nursing quality. Key words: Job burnout; Maslach burnout inventory; Department of gynaecology and obstetrics