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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jun 2.
Published in final edited form as: J Nurs Adm. 2009 Jul-Aug;39(0 0):S5–14. doi: 10.1097/NNA.0b013e3181aeb469

Nurse Burnout in the Two Groups of Hospitals.

Nurses who reported frequently feeling ANCC Magnet Hospitals Original Magnet Hospitals
• burned out from their work 20.4% 29.9%
• emotionally drained from their work 42.2% 51.6%
• frustrated by their job 32.0% 44.9%

Chi-square values (with one degree of freedom) associated with the tests of independence of the three variables across the two types of hospitals are 14.6, 13.3, and 23.1 for burnout, emotional exhaustion, and frustration, respectively. All have p values of less than 0.001. Standard errors associated with the percentages shown in the table are between 1% and 2%.