Prevalence of burnout among nurses working in tertiary care hospital of Nashik

Abstract

Introduction
Nurses have to work in the concerned wards in the hospitals with patients who have both serious and manageable conditions. This is associated with myriad of problems as they have to take care of the patient as well as deal with the over protective and problematic relatives of the patients in majority of cases and also handle the documentation of the hospital records. This taxing job predisposes the nurses to a variety of stress. This makes them more susceptible for burnout. Our study aimed at estimating the burnout prevalence in nurses working in a tertiary care hospital; therefore, we intended to undertake a survey to find out whether burnout existed.
Aim
To assess the prevalence of burnout among nurses working in a tertiary care hospital of Nashik.
Methods
A descriptive cross sectional study was conducted in 50 nurses working in a tertiary care hospital of Nashik. The prevalence of burnout among nurses working in a tertiary care hospital of Nashik was found out using a validated self-administered questionnaire.
Results
Data was collected using self administered questionnaire, the Burnout questionnaire. The data was sorted and analyzed in SPSS version 16. According to screening done by Burnout questionnaire, 78% nurses showed burnout.
Conclusion
A significant fraction of nurses working in a tertiary care hospital of Nashik suffer from burnout. Strategies should be designed to prevent occurrence of burnout among nurses.