JMGT_V9_N4_RP3 D. Rajan Journal on Management 2230 – 715X 9 4 36 47 Employee Turnover, Nurse, Multi Speciality Hospital, Single Speciality Hospital, Pull factor, Push factor, Tirunelveli City This comparative study has been undertaken in Tirunelveli City, Tamilnadu with the objectives of identifying and differentiating perception of nurses working in multi-speciality hospitals and single speciality hospitals towards push and pull factors of employee turnover. The study has analyzed 24 factors in terms of push factors and 18 factors in terms of pull factors. The study has stratified the target group into nurses working in multi-speciality hospitals and nurses working in single speciality hospitals using stratified random sampling techniques. A total of 120 nurses have been sampled from both kinds of organizations using judgment sampling techniques. Both Mean and Standard Deviation have been administered to identify and differentiate push and pull factors of employee turnover of nurses working in both kinds of organizations. The analysis has shown that the majority of the push and pull factors discussed in this study have commonly and equally been perceived by majority of the nurses working in both kinds of organization. The study has given suitable suggestions to control and prevent turnover of nurses in private hospitals. March - May 2015 Copyright © 2015 i-manager publications. All rights reserved. i-manager Publications http://www.imanagerpublications.com/Article.aspx?ArticleId=3363