Abstract
Objective: To describe the stressors that lead the professional nurse to develop the Burnout Syndrome. Methods: This is a descriptive, explorative research, with qualitative approach, of the integrative literature review type. The complete articles used in this work will be in Portuguese, English and made available free of charge through digital means, published in the last decade. Results: The articles used were 15. And the platforms used for the data were Scientific Electronic Library Online (SCIELO), (Latin American and Caribbean Literature on Health Sciences (LILACS) and Virtual Health Library (VHL). In such a way it was observed that there is a unanimity around the symptom of physical wear and tear, which affects all nursing professionals causing the Burnout, as well as the mental and emotional wear and tear that ends up developing through direct contact between professional and patient. Final considerations: Therefore, it was observed that not only stress can cause the development of the Burnout Syndrome, there are numerous risk factors and symptoms that can influence its development leading to emotional exhaustion.