Rationing Care, Job Satisfaction, Fatigue and the Level of Professional Burnout of Nurses in Urology Departments

Katarzyna Jarosz, Agnieszka Zborowska and Agnieszka Młynarska
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Katarzyna Jarosz: Department of Gerontology and Geriatric Nursing, School of Health Sciences, Medical University of Silesia, 40-635 Katowice, Poland
Agnieszka Zborowska: Department of Clinical Nursing, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-367 Wroclaw, Poland
Agnieszka Młynarska: Department of Gerontology and Geriatric Nursing, School of Health Sciences, Medical University of Silesia, 40-635 Katowice, Poland

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 14, 1-15

Abstract: The problem of rationing nursing care is common and present all over the world, which is a direct threat to the health and life of patients. The aim of the study was to assess the level of rationing care, fatigue, job satisfaction and occupational burnout and to assess the relationship between them and age, length of service and the number of jobs. A survey was performed among 130 Polish nurses in urology departments using the following questionnaires: Link Burnout Questionnaire, Job Satisfaction Scale, Nursing Care Rationing Scale and Modified Fatigue Impact Scale. Nursing care is rarely rationed—1.11 points; the experience of fatigue ranges between sometimes and often—52.58 points; and job satisfaction is at an average level—17.23 points. The level of rationing nursing care in urology departments is similar to that in other departments. This requires minor changes to the work of nurses to reduce the workload. Employers should develop implementation programs for young workers in order to avoid burnout and also invest in factors increasing nurses’ satisfaction, such as the atmosphere at work.

Keywords: rationing nursing care; burnout; satisfaction (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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