title: Nurse Satisfaction and Burnout in Shanghai Neurology Wards.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore satisfaction and burnout of nurses working in neurology wards in Shanghai, China.
  
  
  METHODS
  A descriptive cross-sectional questionnaire survey.
  
  
  METHODS
  Three hundred and eighty-seven nurses from 23 neurology wards in 21 tertiary general hospitals were recruited using cluster sampling. The valid response rate was 94.83%.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Nurse satisfaction with the salary/wages, the job and the nurse staffing level were 21.79%, 37.33%, and 40.87%. A high nurse burnout rate was found as: emotional exhaustion (EE) ≥ 27 (89.92%); depersonalization (DP) ≥ 10 (92.64%); and reduced personal accomplishment (PA)≤ 33 (79.29%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Most nurses in the neurology wards were dissatisfied and had high levels of burnout. Experienced, intermediate and senior nurses were at the highest risk for job turnover.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Nurse administrators should take effective measures to increase nurse satisfaction and decrease burnout to retain experienced nurses and keep the stability of nursing workforce.
authors.affiliation: Nursing Department, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.affiliation: College of Humanities and Social Science, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Chen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Nursing Department, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.affiliation: Nursing Department, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Haiyan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000523:psychology*; D002681:China; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D065816:Neuroscience Nursing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D019145:Rehabilitation Nursing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Burnout; China; Maslach Burnout Inventory; neurology ward; nurses; questionnaire survey; satisfaction