Assessment of burnout syndrome in nursing professionals in a neonatal intensive care unit

Abstract

Objective: To describe the preliminary assessment of Burnout Syndrome in Nursing professionals working in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Method: Descriptive, cross-sectional, quantitative study carried out with 60 nursing professionals working in a teaching maternity hospital in the city of Fortaleza-CE-Brazil. Data collection occurred through the application of a questionnaire with sociodemographic characteristics and the preliminary Burnout questionnaire proposed by Jbeili. Results: The results were presented in table and figure, with descriptive statistical analysis based on the literature. It was evident that 63.3% of the participants were in the initial phase of the syndrome; 35.0% were able to develop and one of them was diagnosed. Among the dimensions, 50.0% had low achievement and professional motivation. Conclusion: It is concluded that the most evident level of the syndrome was in its initial phase and the predominant dimension was low professional achievement.