Abstract: Objective To understand the current situation of communication ability and burnout among intern nursing students in a grade-A tertiary hospital in Changsha City,to explore the relationship between clinical communication ability and burnout among nursing students,and to provide a basis for clinical and college to reduce burnout among nursing students. Methods A self-designed general information questionnaire,the clinical nurse communication competency ccale and the burnout scale were used to administer questionnaires to 220 practicing nursing students in a grade-A tertiary hospital in Changsha City from April to October 2022,and the data was analyzed. Results The total score of clinical communication ability of intern nursing students was（84.81±13.41）points,burnout dimensions scores were emotional exhaustion[（40.74±7.46）points],the depersonalization dimension[（20.25±5.53）points] and the personal fulfillment dimension[（31.98±5.30）points].Clinical communication skills of intern nursing students were negatively correlated with emotional exhaustion and depersonalization（both P<0.05）.The differences were statistically significant when the clinical communication ability scores of intern nursing students with different education,place of birth,whether they were only child in their family,whether the school had a course related to interpersonal communication,their relationship with clinical instructors,their attitude toward the nursing profession,and whether they had late night shifts（all P<0.05）. Conclusion The clinical communication skills of intern nursing students in a grade-A tertiary hospital in Changsha City are good but burnout is severe,and their emotional exhaustion and depersonalization dimensions are negatively correlated with nursing students’ clinical communication skills,and targeted measures can be taken to improve nursing students' clinical communication skills and thus improve burnout.

Key words: Intern nursing students, Clinical communication skills, Occupational burnout, Correlation