Work-Related Burnout, Compassion Fatigue, and Nurse Intention to Leave the Profession During COVID-19. Nurse Lead 2023 Apr;21(2):244-251
Date
07/06/2022Pubmed ID
35783544Pubmed Central ID
PMC9239979DOI
10.1016/j.mnl.2022.06.007Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85134744398 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 31 CitationsAbstract
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.
