Employee engagement encompasses an employee's emotional attachment, enthusiasm, dedication, and involvement in their work, whereas job satisfaction refers to an employee's positive feelings regarding aspects of their job such as the work itself, salary, promotion, supervision, and relationships with colleagues. Higher levels of employee engagement and job satisfaction among nurses are associated with lower turnover intention. Objective: To examine the relationships of employee engagement and job satisfaction with nurses' turnover intention at Stella Maris Hospital, Makassar. Methods: This study employed a quantitative, analytic-descriptive method with a crosssectional design. The sample consisted of 150 respondents selected through purposive sampling. Results: A total of 58.7% of nurses had good employee engagement, 60.7% had good job satisfaction, and 64.0% had low turnover intention. Significant relationships were found between employee engagement and turnover intention (p = 0.000) and between job satisfaction and turnover intention (p = 0.000). Conclusion: Higher levels of employee engagement and job satisfaction correspond to lower turnover intention among nurses at Stella Maris Hospital, Makassar. Recommendations: Stella Maris Hospital is encouraged to continuously enhance nurse engagement and job satisfaction through proportional workload management, performance recognition, a conducive work environment, an continuous career development and training.
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