Abstract:

Objective To carry out the visual analysis of relevant literature in the field of nursing burnout research in China based on CiteSpace software，so as to provide reference and basis for further research. Methods The China National Knowledge Infrastructure（CNKI） was used as the search source to retrieve all the relevant literature related to nursing burnout research in China， and the search time frame was set as the period of building the library to August 2023. After preliminary screening，the results were imported into Excel and CiteSpace V（6.2.R4） software for visual analysis of the authors，institutions，and keywords in the included literature. Results The final search included 1 737 papers. The number of published research papers related to nursing burnout showed an upward trend，with the highest number of published papers in 2022，which was 156. Totally 257 authors and 212 institutions were involved，the research institutions were mostly nursing schools and affiliated hospitals of various universities，and the institution with the highest number of publications was Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College（seven papers），and the authors who tied for the first place in the number of publications were MA Yunhong and WANG Juan（six papers）. A total of 288 keywords were included in the keyword mapping，with 47 keywords appearing ≥10 times，forming 11 meaningful clusters. Among them，"burnout" "nurses" "related factors" "coping styles" were high-frequency keywords，and "mediating role" and "emotional intelligence" were keywords that have emerged in recent years. Conclusion China's related research on the topic of nursing burnout started late but developed fast，and the research hotspots mostly focused on the mediating role，mental toughness，and emotional intelligence.

Key words: Nursing, Job burnout, CiteSpace, Visual analysis, Intermediary role, Psychological resilience, Emotional intelligence