P-18 Burnout among Nurse Educators at an Urban School of Nursing in Jamaica
Author(s):
M Hales Thompson, S Garriques-Lloyd, S Chisholm-Ford, M Waite
Type Of Study:
- Descriptive Study
- Quantitative
- Observational Study
Year of Presentation:
2025
Objective: To assess the self-perception of burnout among
nurse educators at an urban University in Jamaica
Methods: A quantitative descriptive correlational study was conducted among a census sample (N=34) of nursing educators. Data were collected electronically via a Google form of the Maslach Burnout Inventory- Educators’ Survey (MBI-ES). Participants were required to give consent via the Google form before being directed to the self-administered survey. Data were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 25.
Results: There was a response rate of 58.8% (n=20). The largest group of respondents, 45% (n=9) were over 50 years of age. The results of the survey showed high levels of emotional exhaustion - 26.70, SD= 11.20; low levels of depersonalization - 4.89, SD=4.49; and moderate levels of personal accomplishment - 35.11, SD= 8.02. Spearman’s correlation determined no significant relationships between the dependent variables of age and length of time teaching at the school of nursing and at the university. However, the overall levels of burnout were moderate based on the high and moderate levels of emotional exhaustion and personal accomplishment respectively.
Conclusion: Burnout levels were moderate among nurse educators. Given the results, careful attention should be paid to addressing burnout especially for emotional exhaustion (EE) which had a high score.