NURSES’ EXPERIENCE OF BURNOUT SYNDROME WHILE WORKING IN ONCOLOGY DEPARTMENTS

Augustė Prascevičiūtė, Laura Giedrienė Abstract When experiencing burnout, the emotional and physical health of nurses deteriorates, the quality of work decrea­ses, and patient dissatisfaction increases. Nurses working in oncology units, due to the nature of their specialty, face those with a cancer diagnosis, which causes a lot of fear and uncertainty. The aim of the…