Nurse burnout is a threat to safe, efficient health care delivery, yet estimated rates of nurse
burnout are above 40%. A critical step in reducing burnout is identifying phenomena that are
amenable to intervention. Loneliness may be one such factor, yet the relationship between
loneliness and burnout is not clearly described. This review aims to summarize existing
literature documenting this connection. A systematic search was performed to identify
studies reporting a relationship between burnout and loneliness with social support serving …