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 (±0.56), 3.11
(±0.39), and 3.12 (±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.