Health Issues and Organisational Commitment Due to Job Burnout Syndrome among Women Nurses in Mutli-Speciality Hospitals at Salem, Tamil Nadu

Author M.Shirpi
Co-Author P.Thirumoorthi
DOI 10.17605/O

Country : India
Subject : Management Studies

Keywords : Organisational Commitment, Multispeciality Hospitals, Health Issues, Women Nurses

Abstract

Nurses may work long hours like doctors, and may work more irregular hours. Nursing is a profession with the highest burnout prevalence rates and has a negative impact for the organization. The aim of this study is to bring out the job burnout syndrome and its impact on health issues and organisational commitment among women nurses in the select multi-speciality hospitals at Salem city. The recent global economic change has affected nursing working conditions in terms of salary reductions, increased workload and staff shortages. Poor nursing working conditions are associated with higher levels of burnout. In order to increase the nurses' performance quality, not only it is important to recognize the burnout syndrome, but also it is necessary to eliminate or at least reduce them. The objectives of the study are to measure the level of job burnout syndrome and organisational commitment of the Women nurses in multi-speciality hospitals at Salem city and to identify the relationship among the variables of the job burnout syndrome and Organizational commitment. The researcher has selected the healthcare industry for the study. In the study industry the researcher has selected the Multi-Speciality Hospitals, which consists of more than 20 departments and also more than 200 beds, which are located in Salem. Total sample size taken is 620 by multi-Stage sampling. It is clear from the study that nurses seemed to be more prone to mental distress reactions in association with rotating shift work. Nurses who worked rotating shifts reported higher levels of mental distress and lower levels of organisational commitment than nurses who worked regular day shifts, although the associations were weak. Systematic investigation tried to identify the causes for the burnouts and also its ramifications. With the newer understanding, hopefully post- Covid 19 shall bring more talents and satisfaction to nursing personnel in the healthcare sector.

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