Burnout syndrome among nurses working in critical care units at a government hospital, Saudi Arabia

Commonly, burnout is a crucial health issue, which is dangerous to individuals and healthcare organizations. In current years, exact attention has been directed to study burnout, specifically amongst nurses. Aims: To assess the prevalence of burnout syndrome among critical care units' nurses at King Fahad Hospital in Madinah region, Saudi Arabia :A quantitative, cross-sectional study was employed. A convenience sampling technique in which all nurses working in the ICU, MICU, and SICU was used. The data collected using a two-part survey. Part one included socio-demographic features, and part-two was the Maslach Burnout Inventory. The level of occupational exhaustion was moderate; but the level of the depersonalization was high, and lower sense of the personal accomplishment assessment with a statistically significant difference The main finding of the study identified among critical care units' nurses in King Fahd Hospital are mainly associated with a high workload.