assessment of the relationship between intention to migrate with workload and a healthy work environment of nurses

Background: like other countries in the world, iran is facing the problem of a shortage of nurses. meanwhile, many iranian nurses migrate to other countries every year. the present study aims to assess the relationships between migration intention, workload, and a healthy work environment for nurses.methods: this cross-sectional correlational study was conducted in 2020 using a proportional stratified sampling of 360 nurses working in the iran university of medical sciences (iums) teaching hospitals. the study data were collected through a demographic questionnaire, the nurses’ intention to migrate questionnaire, the nasa task load index, and the american association of critical-care nurses healthy work environment assessment. in this study, we used the independent t-test, analysis of variance, and the pearson correlation coefficient for data analysis at a significance level of <0.05 in spss software, version 16.results: the mean±sd intention to migrate score was 65.59±33.51. a weak but significant positive correlation existed between the intention to migrate and workload (r=0.166, p=0.002). there was an inverse and weak relationship between the intention to migrate and a healthy work environment (r=-0.160, p=0.002). there was also a significant relationship between the intention of nurses to migrate and their work experience (p=0.048) and employment status (p=0.001).conclusion: the prevention of nurses’ migration must be investigated thoroughly to determine the reasons. but according to the results of this study, providing a healthy work environment and maintaining the current workforce by providing the indicators desired by nurses may partly prevent excessive migration of nurses.