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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the effects of nursing students' SNS utilization, information literacy, and communication ability on their problem-solving ability, providing the fundamental data to enhance their problem-solving abilities. Methods: Nursing students enrolled in colleges in Seoul, Gyeonggi-do, and Gyeongsangbuk-do were surveyed from October 17, 2022 to November 20, 2022 A total of 166 first- to fourth-year nursing students who consented to participate in the study were included. The research tools provided questionnaires measuring SNS utilization, information literacy, communication ability and problem-solving ability, and the data analysis was conducted using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficient and multiple regression using the SPSS 28.0 program. Results: Information literacy and problem-solving ability showed a statistically significant positive correlation (r=.74, p<.010). The factors influencing problem-solving ability were information literacy (β=.58, p<.001) and communication ability (β=.27, p<.001), while SNS usage showed no significant effect. The explanatory power of these variables for problem-solving ability accounted for 59.5% Conclusion: Based on the results of this study, it is necessary to develop educational programs to improve information literacy and communication ability to improve the problem-solving ability of nursing students, and to propose follow-up studies to what extent the use of SNS affects problem-solving ability as a mediating effect.