CAUSES OF BURN OUT AMONG NURSES AT PUNJAB INSTITUTE OF CARDIOLOGY, LAHORE

Background: Burnout is a leading cause of mental health problems in nursing professions. Yet, very little e has been studied about its development, and consequences. This studied is enabled to provide a comprehensive insight into the variables in relation to the most influencing theories.

Methods: It is a quantitative empirical studies which analyzed the relationship between burnout and work place factors among the nurses of Punjab Institute of Cardiology Lahore.

Results: Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) Scale was used measure burnout. It was observed that high workload, value inequality, lack of job control, lack decision making freedom, poor social climate/ social support, and low rewards can act as a potential sources of burnout. 6 Other contributing factors included insufficient staff, marathon duty hours, strict roster with no weekend offs, time pressure, un meet able job demands, low task variety, poor role adaptation, no autonomy, tedious nurse-physician relationship, poor supervisor/leader support, poor leadership, negative team relationship, and job insecurity. Some of the consequences of burnout included poor performance, poor standard of patient care and safety, adverse events, patient negative experience, medication administration errors, super added infections, falls, and evasive behavior. Conclusions: The study revealed that show that negative aspects of the job such as high workload, insufficient staffs, marathon duty hours, and lack of autonomosity are linked with burnout in nursing. The adverse effects for the patient and the nurses are highly detrimental. The findings are in accordance with Maslach Burnout Inventory.

Keywords: Burnout, Nursing, Maslach Burnout Inventory, workplace stress