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PURPOSE It was aimed to determine the perceptions of nurses' working environment and professional quality of life and to compare nurses with and without musculoskeletal discomfort. DESIGN AND METHODS It is a descriptive and comparative study. The data were collected from 333 nurses working at different units. FINDINGS Those, who did not have discomfort in their body parts, had a higher mean score in the Practice Environment Scale of the Nursing Work Index; whereas, those having discomfort in all parts of the body had a higher mean score in the Professional Quality of Life Scale (p < 0.05; p < 0.01; p < 0.001). PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS Attempts to reduce nurses' musculoskeletal discomfort can positively increase perceptions of the working environment and professional quality of life.