BURNOUT AND INDIVIDUAL COPING STRATEGIES AMONG NURSES WORKING IN INTENSIVE CARE UNIT AND HIGH DEPENDENCY UNIT OF UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI TEACHING HOSPITAL, MAIDUGURI, NIGERIA
Abba Kale RN (PhD)
Volume 3 Issue 2
Abstract
Nursing in critical care settings presents unique challenges, often leading to high levels of burnout among healthcare professionals. This study investigates burnout prevalence, contributing factors, and individual coping behaviours among nurses in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and High Dependency Unit (HDU) at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH), Nigeria. A comprehensive survey was conducted, collecting data from nurses working in the ICU/HDU. The Descriptive and inferential statistics were used for data analysis. The study reveals a significant prevalence of burnout among ICU/HDU nurses, with contributing factors including heavy workloads, high patient acuity, inadequate staffing, long working hours, ethical dilemmas, technical challenges, interdisciplinary conflicts, lack of support, concerns about patient safety, and unpredictability in the work environment. Keywords: Burnout, Individual Coping Strategies, Nurses
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