| Keywords |
Turnover Intention; Work Environment; Resilience; Job Satisfaction; Nurses |
| Abstract |
Nurse turnover intention strains healthcare systems in South Korea, where retaining experienced nurses has become a policy priority, yet how nursing work environment, job satisfaction, and resilience compare within a single framework remains unclear in the post-pandemic context. This study examined factors associated with turnover intention among hospital nurses, focusing on nursing work environment, job satisfaction, and resilience. A total of 134 registered nurses at tertiary hospitals in Seoul and Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, completed an online survey, and hierarchical multiple regression assessed the sequential contributions of general and clinical characteristics, nursing work environment, job satisfaction, and resilience to turnover intention. Three nursing work environment subscales (staffing and resource adequacy, nursing foundations for quality of care, and collegial nurse-physician relations) and job satisfaction were independently associated with lower turnover intention, whereas resilience was not. Hospitals should prioritize the work environment and job satisfaction as actionable retention targets. |