Prediction of the Burnout Levels of Nursing Students by their Academic Satisfaction Levels

Purpose: This study was carried out to determine the extent to which the academic satisfaction of nursingstudents predicted their burnout levels.Methods: This is a descriptive study. The sample consisted of 424 nursing students. Data collection toolswere developed by the researchers by reviewing the literature. In the study, a Socio-DemographicCharacteristics Questionnaire, a Faculty of Education Student Satisfaction Scale, and the MaslachBurnout Inventory-Student Survey were used.Results: Results indicated that 71% (n = 301) of the students were female, 62.5% (n = 265) were in the20-23 age group, 57.5% (n = 244) had selected nursing voluntarily, 63.9% (n = 271) were currentlysatisfied with their department, and that 77.1% (n = 327) had future unemployment concerns. Also, theburnout levels of nursing students were determined to be affected significantly by the attitudes of theinstructors (β = -0.177), the satisfaction levels explained 13.8% of the depersonalization levels, and theaccomplishment level was significantly affected by the course and the syllabus (β = 0.102).Conclusion: The satisfaction of nursing students with the institution and education was determined toreduce their burnout levels significantly.Keywords: Nursing students, academic satisfaction, burnout, nursing education