EXAMINATION OF BURNOUT LEVELS OF NURSES IN TERMS OF SOME VARIABLES: A CASE OF FOUNDATION UNIVERSITY

Background: Health care is a field that every individual frequently needs or refers to. Both the long working and the hierarchy between collegues create a pressure on sub-ordinates. Nurses, who are one of the most important performers of the health care system nourish a feeling of exasperation and feel no longer commited to their job. This state, which is defined as a burnout syndrome does not only affect the individual but also the whole organization. Method: A cross-sectional survey was conducted in this research aimed burnout levels of nurses working in different cliniques to come to know if there are differences of levels among the nurses. The data of this study were collected from the nurses working in a charity hospital in Ankara, Turkey by a 2-part measurement tool developed by the researcher. Results: The burnout levels of the nurses differ significantly in the total score of MBI as a whole, according to get permission from the workplace, frequency of get into trouble with the fellow workers, unauthorized tasks, presence of motivational elements at their institution variables. The burn-out syndrome has no relation with the nurses’ marital statues or having children or their income state, their working time nor the division they are working at. The burnout level of the nurses researched are at a midlevel. Conclusions: Situations such as staying at weekend breaks, problems with other workers, conflicts with colleagues cause high level of burnout in nurses