A Study of Emergency Room Nurses' Burn-out, Nursing Performance, and Professional Identity.
- Author:
Jeonghee KIM
1
;
Hye Young AHN
;
Mi Ran EOM
;
Mee Young LEE
Author Information
1. The Catholic University of Korea, Daejeon St. Mary's Hospital, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Burn-out;
Nursing performance;
Professional identity
- MeSH:
Emergencies;
Hospitals, General;
Surveys and Questionnaires;
Statistics as Topic
- From:Korean Journal of Occupational Health Nursing
2010;19(1):50-59
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
This study was done to examine ER nurses' burn-out, as an understanding in the relationship of nursing performance and professional identity. The subjects of the study were nurses working in the emergency room of the general hospital with over 300 beds, located in D metropolitan city and C city. The self-report questionnaires were administered and 120 were collected. For the data analysis, SPSS WIN 12.0 was used. ER nurses' burn-out was 2.99, the mean of nursing performance was 3.69, and professional identity was 3.51. The extent of ER nurses' burn-out showed significantly negative correlation with the extent of nursing performance(r=-.257), along with professional identity(r=-.192). While ER nurses' nursing performance showed significantly positive correlation with professional identity(r=.696). In conclusion, the higher professional identity, the fewer ER nurses experienced burn-out, and the higher extent of nursing performance was obtained. It is necessary to create activities and programs to reduce and prevent burn-out.
