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Abstract Today, job Burnout is a familiar term among intensive care nurses, causing serious emotional, psychological, physical and social problems for those who suffer from it. Job Burnout leads to job dissatisfaction, low organizational commitment, and absenteeism from work. Coping has been viewed as a stabilizing factor that may assist in managing demands include attempts to master the environment or to minimize, avoid, tolerate, or accept stressful conditions through using coping strategies. Aim: to identify Burnout and Coping Strategies among Nursing staff in Intensive Care Units at Mansoura University Hospitals. Methods: a descriptive correlation design was used. The sample consisted of 316 nursing staff who have either diploma or baccalaureate degree with at least one year experience. Two tools were used for data collection first; Maslach Burnout Inventory that included 22 items and, second Ways of Coping Questionnaire sheet (WOCQ) it consists of 66 items. Results: the major findings of this study indicated that both burnout and coping strategies among nursing staff in intensive care units at Mansoura University Hospitals were in moderate level. In addition, there was a statistical significant relation between experienced burnout and coping strategies used. Conclusions: this result means, the more burnout experienced, the more coping strategies will used. Recommendation: work redesign plans as well as early assessment and intervention may be helpful in the reduction of job burnout in nursing staff working at Mansoura university hospitals. |