| Ethical principles | How ethical principles were addressed in the study |
| Informed consent | Master student translated the consent form from English to Arabic to be understood by participants. Master student explained the potential study objectives, responsibilities, potential benefits and harms of taking part to participants. |
| Beneficence | Benefits understanding and increasing nurses staff awareness about burnout and resilience that help to reduce burnout, effect of burnout on safety. |
| Confidentiality | Each participant was assigned a number rather than a name. |
| Self-determination | Participants had the right to participate voluntarily in the study with no coercion and to withdraw from the study at any time without providing justification. |