Professional burnout of nurses and the level of rationing of nursing care: an observational preliminary study

BMC Nursing

Table 3 Characteristics of the study group due to activities in reducing burnout levels

Variable		n	% *
What can contribute to reducing professional burnout?	Hiring more nurses	61	61%
	Greater access to support staff	38	38%
	Increased access to equipment for moving, lifting, transporting, and mobilizing patients	25	25%
	Enhanced access to training in preventing burnout	9	9%
	Greater availability for professional development	16	16%
	Better work atmosphere	39	39%
	Increased opportunity to make decisions regarding patient care	14	14%
	Improved communication within the team	29	29%
	Enhanced teamwork	22	22%
	Better work organization	24	24%
	Reduced bureaucracy	17	17%
	Increased professional autonomy	28	28%
	Higher salary	49	49%
	Patient assignment to specific nurses	21	21%
	Greater support from nursing management	9	9%
	Delegation of tasks that are not part of the nurse’s responsibilities	21	21%
	Improved workplace equipment	18	18%
How many patients should one nurse be responsible for?	1–5 patients	92	92%
	6–10 patients	6	6%
	11–15 patients	2	2%
What preventive activities for professional burnout should be organized?	Supervision	5	5%
	Balint group	12	12%
	Assertiveness training	25	25%
	Positive thinking training	19	19%
	Mindfulness-based stress reduction training	33	33%
	Yoga classes	13	13%
Are financial rewards granted?	Never	44	44%
	I don’t remember	20	20%
	Once	20	20%
	Several times	13	13%
	Several times	3	3%
Do employers commend well-performed work?	Never	25	25%
	I don’t remember	30	30%
	Once	9	9%
	Several times	32	32%
	Several times	4	4%
What model of patient care do you prefer?	Model 1	40	40%
	Model 2	17	17%
	Model 3	32	32%
	Model 4	11	11%

Notes: The percentages do not add up to 100 because it was a multiple-choice question.
Legend: Model 1: Care based on the nursing process method, with patient allocation to nurses, including patient assessment, identification of nursing diagnoses, care planning, implementation, and evaluation of nursing interventions. Model 2: Care based on the traditional model– nursing subservient to the doctor’s decisions, where the nurse’s work mainly involves carrying out medical orders. Model 3: Care based on the traditional model– nursing subservient to the functional specialization of the nurse, i.e., dividing nurses into groups based on tasks, for example, one nurse administers intravenous infusions, another administers oral medications, etc. Model 4: Care based on the traditional model– a combination of nursing subservient to the doctor’s decisions with nursing subservient to the functional specialization of the nurse.

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