Influence of moral dilemma on job burnout of nurses in oncology department
Tan Kaiyu
Lin Xia
Abstract：Objective:To understand the status quo of job burnout and moral dilemma of nurses in the oncology department,to explore the influence of nurses' moral dilemma on job burnout,and to provide suggestions for reducing the moral dilemma and job burnout of nurses.Methods:A total of 483 nurses in oncology department from 14 third hospitals in 5 provinces were selected,and were investigated with general information questionnaire,Moral Dilemma Scale for Nurse,and Nurses' Job Burnout Scale.The results were analyzed.Results:Nurses'job burnout score was(52.39±19.45),which was at a high level.The nurses' moral dilemma incident frequency score was(1.28±0.66),and the bothered degree score was(1.34±0.83),which was at a high level.The total score of nurses' moral dilemma was positively correlated with the total score of nurses' job burnout(r=0.360,P＜0.01).Stratified regression analysis showed that age,number of overtime and moral dilemma score had an effect on nurses'job burnout(P＜0.05).Conclusions:The moral dilemma and job burnout of nurses in the oncology department were at a higher level.The higher level of moral dilemma was,the higher level of job burnoutwas.
Keywords：oncology departmentnursesmoral dilemmajob burnoutnursing management
Publication Date：2017-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：5( 4344-4348 )