Korean J Occup Health Nurs.  2014 Feb;23(1):1-10.

Factors Influencing Burnout in Emergency Room Nurses

• Jung HY
• Kim SO
• Kim IS

Abstract

PURPOSE
The study was done to identify the influences of violence experience and violence response on burnout of emergency room nurses.
METHODS
The subjects of this study were 185 nurses who worked in emergency rooms of 3 university and 15 general hospitals. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, one-way ANOVA, Sheffe test, Pearson correlation coefficient and stepwise multiple regression analysis using SPSS version 12.0.
RESULTS
The major findings of this study were as follow: There were significant differences in age, education, emergency room career, position, exercise in general characteristics. There were significant positive correlation between violence experience and burnout, violence response and burnout. The significant factors influencing burnout were job stress, verbal violence, violence preventive program. Shift pattern, which explained 28% of the burnout.
CONCLUSION
It is necessary to develop an intervention program for emergency room nurses to improve job stress, verbal violence, violence preventive program. Shift pattern.

Keyword

Emergencies; Nurses; Violence; Burnout