This study was designed to investigate the relationship among morale, task performance, and burnout experience of nurses.
Two hundred and fourteen nurses working in clinical settings were selected by purposing sampling at 1 university hospital and 2 ...
This study was designed to investigate the relationship among morale, task performance, and burnout experience of nurses.
Two hundred and fourteen nurses working in clinical settings were selected by purposing sampling at 1 university hospital and 2 general hospitals in Kwangju.
The data was collected from August 31 to September 9, 1992.
For this study, three instruments were used.
For measuring nurse's morale, Choi's instrument was used. The questionnaire is composed of 32 items.
For measuring task performance, Lee's Nursing Performance Eraluation Tool was used. The questionnaire is composed of 44 items.
For measuring nurse's burnout experience used which developed by Pines. The qustionnaire is composed of 21 items.
The data were analyzed by frequency, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's Correlation Coefficient.
The results of the study were as follows :
1. The level of nurse's morale was 2.90 point (by 5 point scale)
The level of nurse's task performance was 3.50 point (by 5 point scale) and The level of nurse's burnout experience was 3.64 point (by 7 point scale).
2. The relationship among morale, task performance and burnout experience of nurses.
The 1st hypothesis, "The higher the level of morale, the level of task performance would be higher." was supported. (r=0.455, p<0.001)
The 2nd hypothesis, "The higher the level of morale, the level of burnout experience would be lower." was supported. (r=-0.572, p<0.00l)
The 3rd hypothesis, "The higher the level of task performance, the level of burnout experience would be lower." was supported. (r=-0.280, p<0.00l)