Title

Work-Related Burnout, Compassion Fatigue, and Nurse Intention to Leave the Profession During COVID-19

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2022

Publisher

Elsevier

Source Publication

Nurse Leader

Source ISSN

1541-4612

Original Item ID

DOI: 10.1016/j.mnl.2022.06.007

Abstract

The purpose of this mixed-method study was to understand the relationships between work-related burnout (WRB), compassion fatigue (CF), and intention to leave the nursing profession. The Job Demands-Resources model was used to predict intention to leave as a function of WRB, CF, and caring for COVID-19 patients in a sample of 1299 US nurses. Greater WRB and CF scores were associated with intention to leave the profession. Contrary to prior research, working with COVID-19 patients was associated with greater intention to stay in nursing. Personal finances may represent the rationale for nurses to choose to stay nurses despite burnout.

Comments

Nurse Leader, (online before print). DOI.

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