Introduction. The nature of a nurse’s work in hospital wards makes the nurse exposed to various stress provoking factors that contribute to the emergence of the burnout phenomenon. This situation occurs due to prolonged stress and ineffective coping with overloads at work. Burnout is defined a as condition characterized by frustration and exhaustion appearing in people who take intensive care of others devoting so much energy, which results in the loss of energy and motivation to continue working with the previous intensity and commitment. The model of professional burnout syndrome is a three-stage process and includes emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and reduced sense of personal accomplishment. As a result of burnout there occurs ...