Exploratory Study of Burnout Incidence on Inpatient Nurses in Kaliwungu District, Kudus Regency

Abstract

Professional health workers such as nurses who directly interact with patients can cause burnout symptoms. Nurses who experience burnout cause the quality of work and quality of life to decrease. More than that, burnout also affects patient safety. COVID-19 has resulted in a spike in new cases of depression and anxiety, and exacerbated existing mental health problems, with a particular emotional and physical burden on healthcare workers. Limited resources, longer shifts, disturbed sleep and work-life balance, and the occupational hazards associated with exposure to COVID-19 have all contributed to physical and mental exhaustion, stress and anxiety, and burnout. This research is a quantitative research method with an exploratory study design that aims to determine the incidence of burnout in hospitals in the Kaliwungu District, Kudus Regency by using the Maslach Burnout Inventory. The results of the study The percentage of emotional exhaustion in this study was nurses with low emotional exhaustion, namely 61%. The percentage of cynicism in this study were nurses with low cynicism as much as 89%. The percentage of lack of personal efficacy in this study were nurses with a low lack of personal efficacy as much as 88%.