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Aim: This study aimed to determine the burnout, job satisfaction and depression levels of second and third level intensive care unit (ICU) nurses and whether there was a difference between the groups in terms of these characteristics. The relationship between burnout, job satisfaction, and depression levels in ICU nurses was also investigated.Material and Methods: The study included 42 level 2 and 43 level 3 ICU nurses. A sociodemographic data form, the Minnesota Job Satisfaction Scale (MJS), Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI), and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) were applied to the participants. Statistical analysis was performed using the t-test, Pearson correlation, and multiple linear regression analysis.Results: There was no significant difference between the groups in terms of MJS, MBI subscales, and BDI scores. There was a negative correlation between the duration of work in ICU and job satisfaction however, no significant correlation between the duration of work in ICU and burnout and depression levels. There was a negative correlation between job satisfaction and emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, depression levels also a positive correlation between personal accomplishments. Emotional exhaustion and personal accomplishment predicted job satisfaction, whereas depersonalization and depression did not.Conclusion: To protect mental health and increase job satisfaction of ICU nurses, precautions should be taken to reduce burnout and depression. Downloads Download data is not yet available. Article Details How to Cite Gonderen, K., & Yucens, B. (2021). Job satisfaction, burnout, and depression in nurses working in level 2 and level 3 intensive care units . Annals of Medical Research, 27(10), 2688–2694. Retrieved from https://annalsmedres.org/index.php/aomr/article/view/995 More Citation Formats ACM ACS APA ABNT Chicago Harvard IEEE MLA Turabian Vancouver Download Citation Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS) BibTeX Issue Volume 27 Issue 10 (2020): October Section Original Articles CC Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0

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