Tehran University of Medical Sciences Iranian Journal of Public Health 2251-6085 54 4 2025 04 02 820 829 Yeon-Ju Kim Department of Nursing, Hyundai Women's & Children's Hospital, Jeollanam-do, Republic of Korea Yeonran Hong Department of Nursing, Sunchon National University, Jeollanam-do, Republic of Korea Ho-Jin Lee Department of Nursing, Yeungnam University College, Daegu, Republic of Korea 2024 12 13 2025 04 02 Background: We investigated the effects of self-leadership, resilience, and communication ability on the intention to keep one’s nursing job among Korean nurses. Methods: Data were collected from 245 nurses from hospitals in Jeollanam-do Province, Republic of Korea in 2022. The collected data were analyzed using independent t-tests, one-way analyses of variance, post-hoc tests, Pearson’s correlation coefficients, and stepwise multiple regression. Results: The intention to keep one’s nursing job was positively correlated with self-leadership (r=0.34, P<0.001), resilience (r=0.45, P<0.001), and communication ability (r=0.34, P<0.001). Positive correlations were also found between self-leadership and resilience (r=0.65, P<0.001), communication ability and self-leadership (r=0.49, P<0.001), and resilience and communication ability (r=0.69, P<0.001). Furthermore, resilience (β=0.27, P=0.001), age (β=0.26, P<0.001), welfare satisfaction (β=0.17, P=0.003), and communication ability (β=0.16, P=0.031) influenced nurses’ intention to keep their jobs. The regression model was statistically significant (F=24.94, P<0.001), and the explanatory power was 29.4%. Conclusion: Nurses’ intention to keep their jobs can be strengthened by improving their treatment, welfare, and communication abilities. Accordingly, educational programs are needed to create an efficient nursing environment and improve nurses’ resilience and communication abilities. https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/37521 https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/download/37521/8523