Relationship between organizational trust perception and emotional burnout level in operating room nurses

Purpose: The workload in the operating room is high, requiring teamwork, communication, and expertise, and emotional burnout is frequently seen in nurses when organizational trust is weak. The aim in this study was to examine the relationship between organizational trust and burnout levels in operating room nurses. Materials and Methods: In this study, conducted in accordance with the STROBE guidelines, a cross-sectional design was used and operating room nurses from a City Training and Research Hospital between May 1 and July 1, 2022 were included. The sample size, determined via G*Power, was 82. Data were collected electronically using a personal information form, the Organizational Trust Scale, and the Work-Related Emotional Burnout Scale, and analyzed with statistical software. Results: The perception of organizational trust among the operating room nurses was high (26 ± 85). According to the subdimensions of the Organizational Trust Perception Scale, they had the most trust in their colleagues (11 ± 35) and the least trust in the institution and the manager (5 ± 25). A moderate negative and statistically significant relationship was found between organizational trust perception and emotional burnout level (r = -0.385, p = 0.001). Conclusion: In this study, organizational trust perceptions were high and emotional burnout was low in operating room nurses. A moderate negative and significant relationship was found between organizational trust perception and emotional burnout level. This result indicates that emotional burnout decreases as organizational trust increases.