Factors Affecting Nurses' Career Development and Its' Relation to Job Burnout

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Nursing Administration,Faculty of Nursing ,Assuit University, Assuit, Egypt.

2 Lecturer of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing. Minia University, Egypt.

Abstract

Aim of the study: was to identify factors affecting nurses' career development and its' relation to job burnout.
Subject and method: A descriptive research design was done to fulfill the aim of this study. Setting: the study was
conducted at Assiut and Minia University Hospitals. Subject: a representative sample 50% from nurses at previous
Hospitals (n=938). Tools of data collection: two tools were used for collecting data for this study, Career
Development Questionnaire and Maslach’s Burnout Inventory Scale Results: affirmed that the majority of nurses at
the Assiut University Hospitals had the highest percentages regarding factors affecting career development, and had
the lowest percentage regarding job burnout than the nurses at Minia University Hospital. Conclusion: there were
negative correlations between factors affecting nurses' career development and job burnout among Assiut nurses.
While, there were positive correlations between factors affecting nurses' career development and job burnout among
Minia nurses. Recommendation: administrative authority should provide support and resources, in-services training
programs; opportunities to upgrade career development; and develop effective strategies to improve the nurses'
satisfaction and reduce their job burnout.

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Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal
Volume 7, Issue 19 - Serial Number 2
volume (7)no(19)supplement December 2019
December 2019
Pages 185-195

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