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Health Professionals Facing Burnout: What Do We Know about Nursing Managers?

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  • Jean-Luc Heeb
  • Véronique Haberey-Knuessi

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Objective . To address the degree of burnout in nursing managers in hospitals of Western Switzerland, including comparison with medical managers, and its relationship with personal, work-related, and organizational characteristics. Methods . Statistical analysis of the scores of the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Human Services Survey from 257 nursing managers who answered a standardized electronic questionnaire. Results . Nursing managers showed a low degree of burnout, which was similar to that of medical managers. Most of them had a low level of emotional exhaustion and a low level of depersonalization, while personal accomplishment was contrasted. Only 2.3% had a high degree of burnout. These findings challenge the hypothesis of high stress being associated with high burnout, as nursing managers can be supposed to have a highly demanding job due to their intermediary position within the hospital hierarchy. Variations of burnout by personal, work-related, and organizational characteristics mainly concerned emotional exhaustion. Conclusion . Though nursing managers face a highly demanding job, they may benefit from resources (including coping strategies and empowerment) which help counterbalance job stress. Unequal distribution of resources may play a central role when facing burnout.

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  • Jean-Luc Heeb & Véronique Haberey-Knuessi, 2014. "Health Professionals Facing Burnout: What Do We Know about Nursing Managers?," Nursing Research and Practice, Hindawi, vol. 2014, pages 1-7, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:hin:jnlnrp:681814
    DOI: 10.1155/2014/681814
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