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Work and family conflict occurs when there are incompatible demands between the work and family roles of an individual that makes participation in both roles more difficult. The study is about Work-Family Conflict among Nurses in Coimbatore Hospitals. The main objective of the study is to identify the influence of personal profile of nurses on various variables of Work-Family Conflict and to know whether marital status influences the factors of the work family conflict. For this purpose, a sample of 150 is collected from the respondents based on survey method. The statistical tools like Anova and t-test were used for analysing the data. This Study Suggest that generating awareness towards Work Family Conflict may help them to handle it. They can inculcate the art of time management by mentor through some programs. The management can arrange for family tours, picnics or for a get together at periodic intervals. This would help to increase the rapport with the nurses. The hospital management can also provide proper training like different methods to toggle the patients' tension, stress free activities, yoga, etc. The study reveals that Work-Family conflict of nurses is influenced more by work and family role variables. Mostly the Family Social support influences the work family conflict than Work Place support. While taking care of the health of others, it is important that nurses should learn and use the methods and techniques to take care of their own health also.