Managers’ knowledge nurse managers’ knowledge of staff nurse burnout a thesis presented to the faculty of the graduate school of western carolina university in partial fulfillment of the. A thesis submitted in conformity with the requirements burnout burnout is defined as “a syndrome of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and reduced personal accomplishment that can occur among individuals who do ‘people’ work of some kind” (maslach, 1982, p. 3) and encompasses three domains: emotional exhaustion. The construct of burnout syndrome appeared for the first time around the early 1970s, aimed at explaining the process of physical and mental deterioration in profes-.
11 abstract this thesis addresses the internationally recognised problem of stress and burnout in teachers, especially as this affects primary school teachers.. Burnout in the nursing profession is a significant concern in nursing, because it has detrimental effects both on individuals and organisations. for the individual nurse, the neuroendocrine response yields physiologic reactions that may ultimately contribute to illness.. An investigation of stress and burnout in hospital registered nurses ellen nora hale a thesis submitted to grand valley state university workplace may result in a burnout syndrome and burnout results in low productivity. norbeck (1985) concluded that job stress may directly and.
