Highest nursing burnout areas?

[magn1jes]

I know there are a lot of threads on nursing burnout in here, but I want to know what areas have the highest burnout rates? It seems to be that a lot of the complaints are coming from bedside nurses, but that is just an opinion/observation. Do you agree or disagree?

I am currently in nursing school, and as much as I would LOVE :redbeathe to become a nurse, I am still a little afraid because of some of the comments I hear. I am sure I will have to start out in some sort of bedside nursing, but I think I would love to work in a clinic under an OB/GYN, and eventually become a women's health NP (or any NP for that matter). What are the differences between bedside nursing, and nurses in clinics (besides the hours)? How long did you work in bedside before you burned out? What are you doing now?

Thanks!

[PennyWise]

I don't know why someone bumped a two year old thread, but as I have an unequivocal answer, I'll hand it out, lol. I don't have the source anymore, but I did see data a few years ago that demonstrated that across the board, controlling for all other factors, burn units had the highest "burnout," rate hands down, presumed to be due to the nature of the work itself. So for what it's worth, there you have it.

Ah, I guess there have been studies. lol

[jetsy62]

I remembering hearing, reading, something that the highest turnover rate is a burn unit. That kind of makes sense to me, but I don't know where I learned this so I can't confirm or deny.