The purpose of this study was done to identify the relationship among communication competence,
self-efficacy of career decision-making and career barriers in nursing students. Method : A descriptive
research design was used in this study. The participants were 185 nursing students. Students in K city who
were surveyed between September 15 and September 30, 2016. The data was analyzed using SPSS WIN
20.0 Program, which determined frequency, percentage, mean, by standard deviation, t-test, One-way
ANOVA, Scheffe`s test and Pearson correlation coefficient. Result: Communication competence in nursing
students attained a mean of 3.62 out of 5, self-efficacy of career decision-making received a mean of 3.31
out of 5 and career barriers received a mean of 2.14 out of 4. There was positive correlation between communication competence and self-efficacy of career decision-making (r=.569, p<.001). Communication
competence and career barriers had a negative correlation (r=-.237, p<.001) and self-efficacy of career
decision-making and career barriers had a negative correlation (r=-.48, p<.045). Therefore, it is necessary to
develop various programs that can improve the communication competence and self-efficacy of career
decision-making to reduce career barriers of nursing students.