A study on the correlation between self - efficacy and job burnout of nurses in the emergency department of a general hospital at the level of grade lll class A in Hefei city
Wang Cai
Chen Yonghui
Zhang Wei
Abstract：Objective:To investigate the current status of self - efficacy and job burnout of nurses in the emergency department and study the relationship between self - efficacy and job burnout. Methods:A questionnaire survey was conducted to investigate the status of self - efficacy and job burnout of 83 nurses in the emergency department of a general hospital at the level of grade III class A in Hefei city. Results:The scores of self - efficacy of the nurses were 2. 40 ± 0. 49 points and it was in the middle level,and the difference compared with the norm was statistically significant(P < 0. 01);the scores of emotional exhaustion of the nurses were 25. 56 ± 11. 57 points and it was classified as moderate job burnout;the scores of work apathy dimension were 9. 75 ± 7. 03 and the scores of sense of individual achievement dimension were 30. 86 ± 10. 33. There was no significant correlation between the scores of self - efficacy and scores of emotional exhaustion and work apathy of the nurses in the emergency department,but it was positively correlated with the scores of sense of individual achieve-ment(P < 0. 05). Conclusion:Much attention should be paid to the cultivation of self - efficacy of the nurses so as to reduce their job burnout and improve the quality of nursing care in the emergency department.
Keywords：Hefei cityA general hospital at the level of grade III class AEmergency departmentNurseSelf - efficacyJob burnout
Publication Date：2015-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 1-3 )