Purpose: The aim of this study was to assess the effect of socio-demographic and professional characteristics of nurses working in the surgical services on their burnout and job satisfaction levels.
Method: The study was conducted with 95 nurses, who were voluntary to participate in the study, among 104 nurses working in the surgical services (except for outpatient clinics and emergency surgery units). Introductory Information Form, Maslach Burnout Inventory, and Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire were used in order to collect the data. the statistical analysis was performed using frequency and percentage distribution, t-test, one-way analysis of variance, Tukey test, Kruskal Wallis test, and Mann Whitney U test.
Results: It was found that 78.9% of the nurses were female, 28.4% were in the age group of 30-34 years, 38.9% had a bachelors degree, 56.8% were single, 46.3% were working in the institution for 0-3 years, 57.9% had no children, 64.2% had an income equal to expenses, and 60% used public transportation. It was observed that the emotional exhaustion and depersonalization subscale scores of the nurses were higher in the age group of 25-29 years than the age group of 20-24 years (p
Key words: Keywords:Burnout, Job Satisfaction, Nurse, Surgical
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