A Study on Exploring the Relationship between Shift Work and Workplace Burnout of Emergency Nursing Staff

• Main Authors: SHIH, FANG-YING, 史芳瑛
• Other Authors: WEI,JUNG-NAN
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2019
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/dnw26n

碩士 === 嘉南藥理大學 === 職業安全衛生系 === 107 === Objective: Shift rotation is common for the nursing industry. Emergency room(ER) is the front line of the medical system. The implementation of the health care system increases the convenience of the people to receive medical treatment, and the safety requirements for patients.The increasing workload of ER staff is ineffable, and occupational burnout also increased steadily. This purpose of this study is to focus on the correlation between shift rotation and occupational fatigue of ER staff. Materials and Methods: The participants of this study were ER staffs of the medical center in Taiwan. The research was a cross-sectional study design and thesurvey was conducted from September 1, 2018 to April 31, 2019. One hundred and thirty-two participants participated.The main research tool was based on "Copenhagen Burnout Inventory" (CBI), which was developed by Danish scholars and now published as public property. Ye Wanyu, Zheng Yawen, Chen Meiru and QiuWenxiang(2002) translated it into Chinese and used it as Workplace Burnout and Work quality scale. The data was processed by Pearson correlation analysis, descriptive statistics, chi-square verification and inferential statistical analysis data, and was performed with IBM SPSS Statistics 22.0 statistical software. Results:Workload, occupational burnout, burnout caused by service objects had positive correlation with employment instability.Work control had negative correlationwith employment instability. Statistical analysis found that age, gender, marital status, working seniority, nursing rank, educational level, class, and nursing professional ability had different level of differences in workload and workplace burnout. Conclusion: Managers should control the nurse and patient ratio in ER, create positive work environment, ensurejob security and welfare, establish health management plans and rules, and establish communication channelto reduce workload and workplace burnout.