Effects Of Nurse Burnout

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According to Maslach and Jackson (1981), nurse burnout is the feeling of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and lack of personal accomplishment, particularly when caring for others in the line of work. Work stressors and burnout often lead to turnover, the inability for institutions to retain their staff, either due to transfer and resignation (Gray-Toft & Anderson, 1981). Unfortunately, not only does this risk patients’ quality of care and provoke costly turnover expenses for institutions, but it causes nurses to endure the brunt of its effects. The mental wellness of acute care nurses working in a hospital setting is often compromised as their duties and responsibilities have increased significantly throughout the years while patient