Purpose
This study examined the mediating effect of job stress-related presenteeism and the moderated mediating effect of the nursing work environment on the relationship between job stress and nurses’ turnover intention. Methods: A predictive correlational research design was employed from September 8 to September 26, 2023, involving 176 nurses working in general and tertiary hospitals nationwide. Data were analyzed using IBM SPSS Statistics version 25.0, the PROCESS macro version 4.2, and the EasyFlow Statistics macro version 1.8. Results: The mean scores were 2.76±0.38 for job stress, 3.11±0.81 for job stress-related presenteeism, 2.47±0.50 for nursing work environment, and 3.57±0.75 for turnover intention. Job stress was positively associated with turnover intention through job stress-related presenteeism (B=1.32, p<.001), and the nursing work environment significantly moderated this partial mediating effect (B=0.31; 95% CI, 0.04~0.53). Conclusion: These findings may inform the development of strategies and policies aimed at reducing nurses’ turnover intention and improving human resource management in clinical settings. In addition, this study contributes to the growing body of research on job stress, job stress-related presenteeism, nursing work environment, and turnover intention among nurses.

PURPOSE
This study was done to identify the experiences of ethical issues and needs for ethics education in clinical nurses.
METHODS
A cross-sectional survey was used and data were collected in 2013. Participants were 428 clinical nurses working in the general units of seven medical hospitals. The Ethical Issues in Clinical Practice Tool was used. Data analysis was performed using SPSS/WIN 19.0.
RESULTS
'Providing care with a possible risk to your health' was the most frequent and disturbing ethical problems for nurses. The highest helpful ethical topic was 'the patients' right, autonomy and informed consent'. The ethical issue experience was significantly different according to education level, work units, and type of employment. The necessity of ethics education was statistically different according to age, religion, level of education, duration of working as RN, position, shift type, and continuing education about nursing ethics.
CONCLUSION
The results of this study show that nursing educators need to provide practical ethics education based on frequent ethical issues and helpful education topics. These findings can be used in developing effective education strategies for clinical nurses and nursing organizations to improve nurses' ethical decision-making abilities.

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