Investigation of professional pride and burnout status of nurses working in surgical clinics and, unaffordable nursing care in surgical clinics

This research was conducted descriptively and cross-sectionally between September 2023 and January 2024 in order to examine the professional pride and burnout states of surgical clinic nurses and the unaffordable nursing care in surgical clinics. The research was conducted in Karadeniz Ereğli State Hospital in Zonguldak province and in Düzce Atatürk State Hospital and Düzce University Health Application and Research Center in Düzce province. Personal Information Form, Nursing Profession Pride Scale, Maslach Burnout Scale, Unaffordable Nursing Care Needs Scale prepared in line with the literature were used. The research data were evaluated with SPSS 22 package program, and for difference from the mean tests, independent samples t test was applied for 2 groups, and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was applied for 3 and more groups. Pearson Correlation Analysis was used to determine the direction and significance of the relationship between the variables. 80 surgical nurses became research sample. The nurses' Maslach Burnout Inventory sub-dimension scores were; Emotional Exhaustion 19.94±6.91, Depersonalization 7.59±3.19, Personal Accomplishment 20.79±5.04, respectively; Unmet Nursing Care 1 mean score was 3.45±0.45, Unmet Nursing Care 2 mean score was 1.81±0.76; Nursing Profession Pride Scale mean score was 3.07±0.40 and the sub-dimension mean score was; Professional Emotion 19.98±2.79, Role Satisfaction 12.42±3.70, Problem Solving 22.17±2.91, Self-Achievement 12.76±2.82, Desire to Continue the Profession 15.57±3.54. As a result of the research, it was determined that the emotional exhaustion and personal accomplishment level scores of surgical nurses were medium, and their depersonalization scores were low; they had an average level of unaffordable nursing care and an above-average level of professional pride. It was determined that there was a statistically negative relationship between burnout and unaffordable nursing care in surgical nurses, but neither had a statistically significant relationship with professional pride. In order to eliminate the reasons for unaffordable nursing care, increase professional pride levels, and reduce burnout levels, the nursing workforce should be increased and necessary arrangements should be made.