826 © 2020 Annals of Medical and Health Sciences Research Original Article Original Article Introduction The shortage of nursing staf has become a global problem. [1] In addition, the work difculty in nursing, aging nurses, increased tendency to quit job, and reduced job satisfaction have exacerbated this problem. [2-4] The shortage of nursing staf is particularly signifcant in the intensive care unit. Nurses working in intensive care units are more likely to quit job, because they work in difcult work environment that is associated with futile care and ethical dilemmas. [5] This exacerbates the shortage of nurses and decreases the quality of services and the safety of patients in intensive care units. Quitting is one of the factors that contribute to the shortage of nursing staf. Studies have shown that shortage of nursing staf is associated with the Intention to Leave. The Intention to Leave is defned as the subjective evaluation of a person’s probability to leave the organization in the short term. [6] It is also defned as planning to quit in less than one year. [7] Due to the strong correlation that exists between the Intention to Leave and the high turnover, it is an indicator that can be used to assess the tendency of nurses to quit job. How to Cite this Article: Salehi T, et al. Relationship between Healthy Work Environment, Job Satisfaction and Anticipated Turnover among Nurses in Intensive Care unit (ICUs). Ann Med Health Sci Res. 2020;10: 826-825. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Com‑ mons Attribution‑NonCommercial‑ShareAlike 3.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non‑commercially, as long as the author is credited and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms. Relatonship between Healthy Work Environment, Job Satsfacton and Antcipated Turnover among Nurses in Intensive Care unit (ICUs) Tahmine Salehi 1 *, Mahmood Barzegar 2 , Mir saeed Yekaninejad 3 and Hadi Ranjbar 4 1 Assistant Professor; Department of Nursing Management, Nursing Care Research Center (NCRC), School of Nursing and Midwifery, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; 2 Department of ICU, Chamran Hospital, Tehran, Iran; 3 Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; 4 Mental Health Research Center, Psychosocial Health Research Institute, Iran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran Abstract Background and Aim: Shortage of nursing workforce and tendency to quit job are among major problems of health systems all across the world. They also have a negative impact on the quality of care. Intensive care nurses work in specialized and highly stressful workplaces, and their perceptions on the health of their workplace can afect their job satisfaction and their tendency to quit work. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between the Healthy Work Environment, job satisfaction and anticipated turnover among ICU nurses. Methods: This cross-sectional study was descriptive – correlational, and was conducted on 270 nurses working in intensive care units of teaching hospitals afliated to Tehran University of Medical Sciences, who had been selected by simple randomized method. Data collection tools included demographic information form, Healthy Work Environment (AACN, 2005), Minnesota job satisfaction questionnaire and Anticipated Turnover Scale, ATS, to determine Intention to leave. Data analysis was done in SPSS-16 software using Pearson correlation, ANOVA, Chi-square and linear regression tests. Results: Healthy Work Environment had a signifcant and positive relationship with job satisfaction (r = 0.831, p <0.001), and a signifcant but inverse relationship with intention to leave (r = -0.558, p <0.001). Marital status had the greatest correlation with job satisfaction and Healthy Work Environment (β = 0.25, p = 0.01), as well as intention to leave job (p <0.001, β = 0.223). Conclusion: Given that healthier workplace is associated with higher job satisfaction and less tendency to quit job, managers can adopt appropriate strategies to improve the health of workplace in intensive care units, and promote job satisfaction and reduce the intention of nurses to leave their job. Keywords: Healthy Work Environment; Job Satisfaction; Intention to Leave; Nurse; Intensive care unit Corresponding author: Tahmine Salehi, No 702, Department of Nursing Management, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Iran University of Medical Sciences (I.U.M.S), Rashid Yasemi Ave., Vali Asr Blvd., Tehran, Iran, Tel: +98-2143651714; E-mail: salehi.t@iums.ac.ir [8,9] The high prevalence of tendency to leave among nurses prevents healthcare organizations from achieving their goals. [10] The tendency to quit nursing is a global problem and many studies have been done on this subject. For example, the results of a study by Lutzen et al conducted on nurses working in psychiatric ward showed that, 71.42% of nurses were thinking about leaving the nursing profession every day. [11] According to the results of a study conducted in Iran, 52.2% of nurses tended to quit their job and 40% of them had very high tendency to quit their job. [12] Job satisfaction is one of the factors that can be associated with Intention to leave the job. It is defned as the feeling or emotional