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OBJECTIVE To investigate nurses' resilience and emotional labour (EL) status in the oncology context as well as to examine the relationship between resilience and EL status. METHODS Cross-sectional, correlational quantitative design. The selected setting is the oncology centre at a referral and teaching hospital in northern Spain. One hundred and two oncology nurses were included. Socio-demographic data were obtained from a questionnaire. Data for resilience and EL status were drawn from validated Spanish questionnaires. RESULTS Oncology nurses reported a moderate to high level of resilience and experienced less intense EL. Professional rank was the only factor identified that influenced resilience (p < .05). Gender, educational level, shift work, work department, and oncology work experience were statistically significant when correlated with the EL of oncology nurses (p < .05). There was a positive correlation between resilience and two EL factors (p < .05). CONCLUSIONS The information gained from this study may raise awareness of the importance of resilience and EL in the nursing profession. It would be important to develop a programme of resilience training and emotional regulation and integrate these programmes into educational systems in order to help enhance nursing students' and clinical nurses' resilience and emotional competency.