Abstract
Purpose: This study was conducted to describe job stress, job satisfaction, and turnover intention, and to explore factors influencing turnover intention of nurses working in long-term care facilities for elders. Method: The participants were 338 nurses in long-term care facilities with more than 100 elders admitted across the nation. A questionnaire was distributed to 324 nurses who agreed to participate. Of these, 280 nurses responded. The data were analyzed using the SAS program for descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA and multiple linear regression. Results: The degree of job stress, job satisfaction and turnover intention of nurses in long-term care facilities for elders were 3.46 (${\pm}$0.56), 3.11 (${\pm}$0.39), and 3.12 (${\pm}$1.02), respectively, with a possible range of 1 to 5. Factors influencing turnover intention were age of the nurse, marital status, clinical experience (years), facility type, satisfaction with current facility, turnover experience, job stress, and job satisfaction. Conclusion: Turnover intention of nurses in the long-term care facilities for elders was high, and the degree of turnover intention was higher with more job stress and less job satisfaction.
