Abstract
Objective: To investigate the relationship of burnout syndrome and its influence on the work deficit of nursing professionals. Methods: This is an integrative literature review. The data collection was carried out during the period corresponding to the months of January and May 2020, using the Virtual Health Library and including the Nursing Database (BDENF) and Latin American Literature in Health Sciences (LILACS). Researched the Descriptors in Health Sciences (DeCS) in the combination Psychological burnout AND Nursing AND Work, being found 862 items that, after applying the inclusion and exclusion criteria, resulted in nine articles that comprised the study. Results: Emotional exhaustion, working conditions, shifts and workload were considered triggers of the process of development of burnout syndrome in nursing team professionals, as well as stress and stressors. Final considerations: Therefore, nursing professionals suffer daily due their provided working conditions, devaluation and stressful conditions that directly influences the care provided to their patients, besides favoring the onset of burnout syndrome, masked by the false feeling of professional satisfaction.