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The term ‘burnout’ was coined in the 1970s to describe the physical and emotional exhaustion that workers may experience on the job, especially those who provide some type of service to others (Irving, Dobkin & Park, 2009). Burnout is a term that has been used to describe observable symptoms an employee presents in responding to the perceived demands and expectations of a stressful, nonrewarding work place (Ekechukwu, 2009). Robinson, Ode and Hilmert (2011) described burnout as a situation in which workers are continuously subjected to stressors that they find themselves unable to cope with, which in turn makes them feel exhausted, lacking in energy, and mentally fatigued. It is an extreme case of chronic, prolonged stress which is likely to emerge when work is unchallenging, unrewarding and lacking in positive feedback and recognition (Schaufeli & Enzmann 1998). Burnout is a state of emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion caused by excessive and prolonged stress which occurs when one feels overwhelmed, emotionally drained and unable to meet constant demands (Schaufeli & Bakker, 2004), as the stress continues, the individual begins to lose the interest and motivation that led him/her to take on a certain role in the first place, eventually the person feels like he/she has nothing more to give (Glory, 2011). Abstract: The study investigated emotional intelligence and gender as correlates of burnout syndrome among nurses in the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital Rivers State. The study used the correlational research design. The population of the study comprised of all 750 nurses in the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital. A sample of 300 nurses from Paediatrics Ward, Male Ward, Female Ward and Intensive Care Unit (ICU), were randomly selected using the simple random sampling technique (balloting). Two instruments titled; Maslach Burnout Scale (MBS) by Maslach (1996) and Emotional Intelligence Inventory (EII) by Akinboye (2005) were used to collect data for the study. The Cronbach Alpha reliability was used to establish the internal consistency reliability coefficients of 0.87 and 0.69 respectively. Responses to the research questions were analyzed with mean and standard deviation, while the hypotheses will be tested with multiple regression associated with independent sample t-test statistics. The findings of the study revealed that emotional intelligence (self-awareness, self-management, self-motivation, social awareness, and relationship management) jointly and independently relate significantly to burnout syndrome among nurses in University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital in Rivers State. The result also showed that gender relates significantly to burnout syndrome among nurses in University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital. Based on the findings of the study it was recommended among others that the Management of the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital should look into the unconducive work environment of nurses and make necessary changes as this may affect not only the nurses but also other workers and patients within the hospital who are not included in this study.

Emotional Intelligence and Gender as Correlates of Burnout Syndrome among Nurses in the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital Rivers State