Abstract Thisstudyaimstodeterminetheeffectofcompetence,emotionalintelligenceandinternallocus of controlon the performance of permanent nurses in the inpatient section at PKU Muhammadiyah HospitalGombong.Data collection in this study used a questionnaire. Respondentsinthisstudywere75permanentnursesinpatient.Thisresearchusesdescriptive andstatisticalanalysistechniquesincludingvaliditytest,re…