Occupational stress and the industry in which the nurses of the hospital network

The study aimed to evaluate chronic occupational stress known as burnout syndrome among nurses from two hospitals midsize Caceres - MT, and know the business areas of the hospital network where professionals are most affected. It is a cross-sectional epidemiological study with a quantitative approach. The study sample consisted of 141 nurses belonging to the three hierarchical levels: nursing assistant, nurse and nurse. As an instrument used was a questionnaire for the survey of the socio-demographic and labor, plus the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI). The results show that of 141 professionals, 13 (9.58%) are in a state of burnout. A higher incidence of the syndrome among professionals stationed in the administrative sector (40.0%) compared to the open sector (6.97%) and closed (2.85%). Statistically significant difference between the administrative sectors open X (ρ = 0, 01) and closed the administrative sector X (ρ = 0, 039). Therefore, it is essential to reflect and develop new studies on this topic to better understand the factors that contribute to the health-disease process, the nursing staff in hospitals.