Factors Associated with Burnout in the United States Versus International Nurses

Debra Sullivan; Kathleen M White; Christine Frazer

doi:10.1016/j.cnur.2021.11.003

Factors Associated with Burnout in the United States Versus International Nurses

Nurs Clin North Am. 2022 Mar;57(1):29-51. doi: 10.1016/j.cnur.2021.11.003. Epub 2022 Feb 8.

Authors

Debra Sullivan¹, Kathleen M White², Christine Frazer³

Affiliations

¹ College of Nursing, Walden University, 100 Washington Avenue South, Suite 1210, Minneapolis, MN 55401, USA. Electronic address: Debra.sullivan@mail.waldenu.edu.
² Emerita Johns Hopkins University, School of Nursing, 525 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
³ College of Nursing, Walden University, 100 Washington Avenue South, Suite 1210, Minneapolis, MN 55401, USA; Emerita Johns Hopkins University, School of Nursing, 525 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.

PMID: 35236607
DOI: 10.1016/j.cnur.2021.11.003

Abstract

Nurse burnout is a serious global problem that is associated with adverse job factors. In this article, research on burnout as measured by the Maslach Burnout Inventory is reviewed from 2000 to 2019, specifically analyzing job factors associated with nurse burnout and comparing US with international findings. Most of the reviewed articles found a significant relationship between nurse burnout and a nurse's intention to leave their job, job stress, nurse satisfaction, and workplace violence. There were very few articles reporting on research done in the United States, whereas most of them described international research. Recommendations on how to decrease the risk of nurse burnout are summarized.

Keywords: Intention to leave; Job stress; MBI; Nurse satisfaction; Nursing burnout; Workplace violence.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Burnout, Professional* / epidemiology
Burnout, Psychological
Cross-Sectional Studies
Humans
Job Satisfaction
Nurses*
Nurses, International*
Nursing Staff, Hospital*
Personnel Turnover
Surveys and Questionnaires
United States / epidemiology
Workplace