Feride ÇELİK
Ph.D,Adıyaman University,Turkey
Title: Burn out of Nurses and Midwifes who Work in a Government Hospital
Biography
Biography: Feride ÇELİK
Abstract
This research was conducted for the purpose of examining nurses’ and midwifes’ burnout levels who work in a government hospital according to some variables.
Material and Method: 310 nurses and midwifes constituted universe of research, all stuff were selected by disproportional group sample method constituted sample of research. The data were collected by using “Personal Information Form”, and “Burnout Measure”. The data gathered were analyzed in the program of SPSS.
Results: It was occurred nurses and midwifes scored average 3.46±0.68 from Burnout Measure. On the other hand nurses and midwifes have experienced most physical exhaustion (3.78±0.85) and it is followed by mental exhaustion (3.66±0.54), emotional exhaustion (2.93±1.03) (potential points distribution of measure and elements between 1-7). Nurses and midwifes were separated among burnout groups according to continuous points in Burnout Measure. In grouping process, nurses and midwifes who have between 1-3 points were assigned to burnout group-1; 3-4 points to group-2; 4-5 points to group-3; 5-7 points to group-4. It was determined that the 51.9% of nurses had in group 2, 27.8% of them had in group 1, 19.4% of them had in group 3, and 0.9% of nurses had in group 3. It was found characteristics of nurses and midwifes gender, age, professional and experiences in their unit overcame with statistical relevancies; the variables like marital status, professional education, unit of working didn’t have weight with burnout level.