• Jalal Alharbi, Rhonda Wilson, Cindy Woods, and Kim Usher.
• Health Service Strengthening, University of New England, Armidale, NSW, Australia. jalharbi@myune.edu.au.
• J Nurs Manag. 2016 Sep 1; 24 (6): 708-17.

AimThe aim of the study was to explore the prevalence of burnout and job satisfaction among Saudi national critical care nurses.BackgroundBurnout is caused by a number of factors, including personal, organisational and professional issues. Previous literature reports a strong relationship between burnout and job satisfaction among critical care nurses. Little is known about this phenomenon among Saudi national critical care nurses.MethodsA convenience sample of 150 Saudi national critical care nurses from three hospitals in Hail, Saudi Arabia were included in a cross-sectional survey.ResultsSaudi national critical care registered nurses reported moderate to high levels of burnout in the areas of emotional exhaustion and depersonalisation. Participants also reported a feeling of ambivalence and dissatisfaction with their jobs but were satisfied with the nature of their work.ConclusionsSaudi national critical care nurses experience moderate to high levels of burnout and low levels of job satisfaction. Burnout is a predictor of job satisfaction for Saudi national critical care nurses.Implications For Nursing And Health PolicyThese results provide clear evidence of the need for nurse managers and policy makers to devise strategies to help nurses better cope with a stressful work environment, thereby also improving job satisfaction among Saudi national critical care nurses.© 2016 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

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