en Nursing Orginal research <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><b><span style="color:#2980b9;">Background:</span> </b>Occupational stress and burnout are significant issues in healthcare professions that can impact caring behaviors.<br> <span style="color:#2980b9;">O<b>bjective</b>s<strong><span style="background:white">:</span></strong></span> The study aimed to investigate the correlation between burnout and the quality of caring behaviors among nurses working in hospitals affiliated with Kashan University of Medical Sciences.<br> <b><span style="background:white"><span style="color:#2980b9;">Methods:</span></span></b> This cross-sectional analytical study included 212 nurses from hospitals affiliated with Kashan University of Medical Sciences. Data were collected using demographic questionnaires, the Caring Behaviors Inventory, and the Maslach Burnout Inventory, and analyzed with SPSS version 26 using descriptive statistics, linear regression, and Pearson correlation.<br> <span style="color:#2980b9;"><b>&nbsp;<span style="background:white">Results:</span></b></span> This study of 212 nurses found a favorable care quality score (M=209.96, SD=27.13). Burnout levels were M=46.24 (SD=19.20) for frequency and M=53.58 (SD=21.19) for intensity. Significant negative correlations emerged between both burnout dimensions and care quality (frequency: r=-0.327; intensity: r=-0.296, both p<.001). While personal accomplishment and depersonalization correlated with all care components (p<.01), emotional exhaustion showed no significant correlations (p>.05).<span lang="FA" dir="RTL" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span><br> <span style="color:#2980b9;"><b><span style="background:white">Conclusion:</span></b></span> The study emphasizes that burnout negatively affects nurses&rsquo; ability to provide empathetic, high-quality care. Organizational measures like workload management, resilience training, and team support can reduce burnout and enhance care quality in high-stress settings.<br> &nbsp;</span></span></div> Keywords: Burnout, Nursing Care, Care Quality, Occupational Stresses 23 31 http://nmcjournal.zums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1049-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Mohammad Afshar afshar_m_1343@yahoo.com 100319475328460014448 100319475328460014448 No School of Nursing and Midwifery, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran Fereshteh Mazhariazad f.mazhariazad@iau.ac.ir 100319475328460014449 100319475328460014449 Yes Department of Nursing BA.C, Islamic Azad University, Bandar Abbas, Iran. mohsen Taghadosi Taghadosi_m@kaums.ac.ir 100319475328460014450 100319475328460014450 No School of Nursing and Midwifery, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran