Background: The nursing work environment is complex with many variables affecting the nurses' perception and work satisfaction. The strongest predictor of nurse's job dissatisfaction and intent to leave a job is personal stress related to the practice environment. Negative work environments demoralize nurses and contribute to the development of unsafe working conditions, which are unhealthy and highly associated with nursing job dissatisfaction, low productivity, and high turnover. High nurse turnover in healthcare facilities can negatively affect the ability of hospitals to meet patient needs, provide quality care and increases both direct and indirect labor costs. Aim of Study:To explore the impact of nursing staff perception of work environment on turnover rate in hemodialysis unit.Subjects and Methods : A descriptive correlational design was utilized to collect data from A convince sample of nursing staff working in the selected unit (hemodialysis unit) during the time of data collection (from May to September 2017) at a governmental University hospital. Data was collected by using two tools:The Practice Environment Scale-Nursing Work Index (PES-NWI) questionnaire and turnover rate sheet.Results: There were no significant relation between nursing staff perception of work environment and educational level, there were a high positive relation between nurses perception of work environment and years of experience and there were dramatically increase of turnover rate over the years. Conclusion:Poor nurse work environment is the underlying factor of nursing turnover.Recommendation: Improving nurse work environment should be emphasized through policy to retain nurses in the workforce; Further research is needed to investigate the tools, guidelines and interventions used by managers in the nursing field to create healthy and welcoming working conditio ns.

Back Ground: Technology creates challenges for nurses and nursing care and may dehumanize the caring of the patients. A Quasi-experimental design was used to evaluate the impact of applying guidelines on nurses' perception regarding positive aspect of using technological devices in critical care units. It was conducted in critical care units of Port