Impact of Burnout on Turnover Intention Among Nurses

Abstract

The study aims to identifing the relationship between job Burnout and Turnover intention among Nurses. Methods: The participants, 118 Nurses, were selected from multiple hospitals in Tamil Nadu. The data was collected through an online survey from consisting of demographic details of the nurses, the Turnover Intention Scale, and Maslach Burnout Inventory. Collected data was analyzed using descriptive statistics, T-test, Pearson’s correlation coefficient and multiple regression with Jamovi 2.2.5. Results: there is high positive correlation between occupational exhaustion, depersonalization, personal accomplishment, and turnover intention. Depersonalization of nurses has significance with marital status. Linear regression (R2= 0.43) revealed that 1 unit change in burnout leads to 43% change in the turnover intention. Majority of the Nurses experienced high levels of burnout and turnover intention.