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Nowadays, the retention of nurses in healthcare facilities is essential for maintaining quality nursing care. This study aimed to assess factors influencing the retention of nurses in public hospitals. The systematic review method was used for data collection, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of findings in this study to assess factors influencing the retention of nurses in public hospitals. As a result of the review, 20 publications that meet the inclusion criteria have been evaluated within the scope of the research. The study identified 24 factors that affected the retention of nurses in public hospitals and examined these factors as organizational factors/business and role factors/individual factors under three themes. The organizational factors emphasized that organizational empowerment and organizational culture were the most influencing the retention of nurses in public hospitals. Business/role factors are determined as work satisfaction, work-life balance, and fee. The individual factors emphasized that the most influencing the retention of nurses in public hospitals found as attitude towards work, working time, and education. The factors affecting nurse retention in public hospitals are versatile, and these factors are not well understood and examined in sufficient areas of practice due to a lack of sampling and some restrictions associated with the work environment. The findings of this research, which study factors affecting nurse retention in public hospitals, guide future studies by providing a holistic perspective on this issue.

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