Objective
To identify the prevalence of burnout syndrome among nursing residents.
Methods
Cross-sectional study with 48 second-year nursing residents. The Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) was used for data collection, as well as a survey with sociodemographic variables.
Results
Ten residents (20.83%) presented alterations in three dimensions of the inventory (Emotional Exhaustion, Depersonalization and Personal Accomplishment), which indicates a developing burnout syndrome.
Conclusion
The occurrence of burnout syndrome was identified in the group of nursing residents, with the following determining factors: young and female individuals, single, childless, recently graduated and assigned to high-complexity sectors.
Occupational health nursing; Education; nursing; graduate; Burnout, professional; Occupational health; Internship and residency