Back ground: The need for career motivation is the goal of health care
organizations to improve quality of patient care, improve moral state of nurses and
decrease the financial loss due to loss of professional nurses. Aim: The study aimed to
identify career motivation and burnout among nursing staff in ICUs at Mansoura
University Hospitals. Methods: a descriptive correlational design was utilized, included
320 staff nurses and 24 head nurses working in ICUs at Mansoura University Hospitals.
Data was collected with using two tools, Career Motivation questionnaire, and Nursing
Staff Burnout questionnaire. Results: head nurses had high mean scores for career
motivation than staff nurses and staff nurses perceived burnout more than head nurses.
There was no statistical significant relation were found between career motivation and
burnout. Recommendation: Provide training program about burnout and how to avoid and
overcome it. Encourage nursing staff to attain .