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Burnout in nursing: a theoretical review

Human Resources for Health · 5 June 2020

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A review of empirical studies on burnout among nurses, organised around the Maslach model of exhaustion, depersonalisation and reduced personal accomplishment. It brings together the work conditions linked to burnout and the consequences reported for nurses and patients, and highlights gaps in how the evidence is theorised.

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Dall’Ora C, Ball J, Reinius M, Griffiths P. Burnout in nursing: a theoretical review. Human Resources for Health. 2020;18(1):41. doi:10.1186/s12960-020-00469-9

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