Abstract :
This study aims to determine how burnout affected the performance of nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic in the city of Palembang. This type of research is an empirical study. The population in this study were nurses who worked in the city of Palembang with a sample of 100 respondents obtained using the Slovin Method. Data collection techniques in this study used a questionnaire. The primary data in this study were the results of the respondents' answers to the statements in the questionnaire and the secondary data in this study were obtained from books, journals, articles related to burnout and nurse performance. The data analysis technique used validity test, reliability test, classical assumption test, simple linear regression test, hypothesis test and coefficient of determination test (R2) with the help of SPSS 26.0 software for windows. This research used quantitative research. The results of the t test showed that burnout had a negative effect on nurse performance.