Nurses are the major providers of health care to the community. However, the nature of nursing work in the 21st century can provide challenges to their psychological well-being. Countries face a rising nursing workforce shortage, which can be attributed to both recruitment and retention issues (Drury, Francis, & Chapman, 2008). Nonetheless, according to the National Health and Family Planning Commission of the People's Republic of China, the country has an increasing number of Registered Nurses (RNs), from 3.24 million in 2015-approximately 4.45 million in 2020 (National Health Commission, 2016). 2 | BACKG ROU N D Across China, hospitals have reported a high turnover rate for nurses. In tertiary hospitals, about 50% of the nurses have expressed their intention to quit (Zhang, Liu, Yang, & Liu, 2015). The demanding nature of nursing work exposes nurses to both acute stress and chronic stress, which can lead to burnout. Nursing burnout is a strong predictor of work-related intention for turnover (Leiter & Maslach, 2009). Moreover, job burnout affects individuals, organizations and patient outcomes if coping strategies are not in place (Lee, Kuo, Chien, & Wang, 2016). Nurse burnout negatively affects the psychological and physical health of nurses (Meeusen, Van Dam,