Fatigue and burnout among a sample of Lebanese bedside nurses -

Abstract

Burnout and fatigue are two conditions that are commonly experienced by health care professionals. The occurrence of these conditions at work settings continuously would impact negatively on the well-being of health care professionals and the quality of patient care. The primary objective of the present study is to quantify levels of burnout and fatigue among a sample of Lebanese bedside nurses. This descriptive cross-sectional survey was conducted in inpatient units at Center C in Lebanon. Participants were 368 bedside registered nurses.The instrument used was a combination of Occupational Fatigue Exhaustion Recovery (OFER) scale, Professional Quality of Life; version V (ProQOL) scale, and a demographic section. Results of the study indicate the presence of fatigue and burnout in moderate levels among the sample of Center C bedside nurses which raises the need for developing strategies to reduce the existing levels of burnout and fatigue, and demonstrate the need of further national studies to quantify the levels of fatigue and burnout among bedside nurses at different hospitals in Lebanon.