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:: Volume 11, Issue 2 (May-June 2016) ::
IJNR 2016, 11(2): 78-87 Back to browse issues page
The relationship between moral distress and burnout in clinical nurses in the Shahroud city
M Sadeghi , H Ebrahimi * , M Abbasi
Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran , h_ebrahimi43@yahoo.com
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Introduction: Stressful ethical situations is one of the problems of nursing profession which can cause serious consequences in the long term. This study was conducted to determine the relationship between moral distress and burnout in clinical nurses in the Shahroud city. Method: This cross-sectional analytical study was conducted on 184 nurses working in Imam Hossein in the Shahroud city in 2013-2014. The instrument of collecting data was consisted of demographic and occupational form, Corley moral distress and Maslach burnout questionnaires. After collecting information, Data were analyzed with using descriptive statics and Pearson correlation coefficient. Results: The total mean of moral distress among nurses under study was 1.89 ± 0.17 in repeated dimension and 1.96 ± 0.21 in intensity dimension Which indicates the average level of moral tension in both. The amount of burnout in nurses was moderate in most dimensions too. a significant positive correlation between ethical tensions (frequency, intensity and total score) with Burnout in dimensions of emotional exhaustion and depersonalization and a significant negative correlation in individual unsuccessful dimension. Conclusion: Considering the significant correlation between moral distress with all aspects of burnout in nurses, applicable and application programs such as necessary training on how to deal with tensions in clinical ethics and activate the ethics committees in health centers in order to prevent this syndrome in nurses is necessary.
Keywords: Moral stress, burnout, nurse
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Type of Study: Community Health Nursing | Subject: nursing
Received: 2016/05/25 | Published: 2016/06/15
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Sadeghi M, Ebrahimi H, Abbasi M. The relationship between moral distress and burnout in clinical nurses in the Shahroud city. IJNR 2016; 11 (2) :78-87
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