Burnout and job satisfaction among nurses in northwestern Syria during war time

Burnout and job satisfaction among nurses in northwestern Syria during war timeT he war increased the number of injured and wounded victims in Syria, which, in turn, increased the workload on the nursing staff. [1]Work stress is ingrained in nursing practice during times of war.The nurses care for patients of all ages.This profession requires a wide range of nursing skills, from injuries to complex burns, trauma, and extensive pain management.With a lack of supplies and technology, nurses face challenges in caring for patients with different nutritional, cultural, and religious needs.The work of nurses often necessitates living away from home and dealing with multi-trauma patients. [2]In addition, nurses had to work in a tumultuous medical care environment with an intense burden due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [1]Being exposed to such stressful events had negative consequences for the nurses' physical and emo-tional health.Experiencing frequent psychological exhaustion is considered as a major factor that may increase nurses' burnout, which negatively affects the nurse's performance, production, and patient output. [1,3]rses' burnout is defined as a chronic reaction to work-related stress. [4]It has been recognized as an occupational harm suffered by those who work directly with people; for example, services related to human, education, and health services. [5]Thus, occupational groups requiring communication with people more commonly suffer from the burnout phenomenon.Burnout is a negative state emanating from cognitive, emotional, behavioral, and physical phenomena that employees exhibit in response to the intense and persistent stress that these occupational groups frequently undergo. [6]jectives: The Syria war increased the number of injured and wounded victims, which in turn increased the workload on the nursing staff.Experiencing frequent psychological exhaustion may increase nurses' burnout, which negatively affects their performance, production, patient output, and job satisfaction.Methods: Our study utilized a descriptive correlational research design.A convenience sample of 60 nurses from three hospitals was utilized in the study. Results:The findings from this study showed a significant negative relationship between burnout and job satisfaction. Conclusion:The study considers the number of nurses in relation to the number of patients and provides respitetype care for nurses who reach significant emotional exhaustion.