The relationship between burnout, job satisfaction and the rationing of nursing care-A cross-sectional study

Aims To assess the impacts of burnout and job satisfaction on the rationing of care in the professional group of nurses. Background The shortage of nursing staff is currently one of the most significant health care problems. It is not clear how burnout and job satisfaction affect the rationing of nursing care. Methods We included 594 nurses, and we used the Basel Extent of Rationing of Nursing Care-R (BERNCA-R), the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) and the Job Satisfaction Scale (JSS). Results The average scores were 1.72 +/- 0.87 points for the BERNCA-R, 36.08 +/- 21.25 for the MBI and 19.74 +/- 5.57 for the JSS. A statistically significant positive correlation between the BERNCA-R and the MBI (p < .05) and a negative correlation between the BERNCA-R and the JSS (p < .05) were observed. Independent predictors of the BERNCA-R were the result of emotional exhaustion of the MBI and the assessment of the impact of independence on job satisfaction (p < .05). Conclusion Occupational burnout can decrease job satisfaction in nursing staff and result in adverse outcomes of rationing care. Nursing managers should pay more attention to individual differences in nursing-care workers linked with nursing burnout, job satisfaction and the rationing of care. Implications for Nursing Management Interventions aimed at counteracting burnout are the key to improving job satisfaction in nurses.