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This study aimed to examine the effects of holistic nursing competence on work engagement, self-reflection and insight in nurses. This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted with 309 nurses working in Turkey. Data were collected using the “Descriptive Information Form”, “Holistic Nursing Competence Scale (HNCS)”, “Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES)”, and “Self-Reflection and Insight Scale (SRIS)”. Pearson correlation analysis and multiple linear regression analysis were used to analyze the data. We found that the HNCS had a moderate positive relationship (r = 0.411, p < 0.05) with the UWES, and a weak positive relationship (r = 0.324, p < 0.05) with the SRIS. In the model established by multiple regression analysis, the effect of the HNCS, age, marital status, position, and performing the profession willingly on work engagement explained 33.7% of the variance. In another established model, the effect of the HNCS, gender, and having children on self-reflection and insight explained 11.5% of the variance. Our findings revealed the effect of holistic competence on nurses’ positive attitudes about their work engagement and self-reflection in practice. We recommended developing awareness-based programs for nurses to increase their holistic nursing competence.

Purpose: This study established the Turkish validity and reliability of the Nursing Professional Pride Scale (NPPS).Design and Methods: The study was a descriptive and cross-sectional conducted in Turkey. The sample consisted of 301 nurses with at least one year of work experience. Data were collected online between August and September 2020 and analyzed using the SPSS 25.0 and LISREL 8.80. Confirmatory factor analysis, linguistic and content validity, and reliability analyses were performed.

The increasing number of patients requiring endof-life care for various reasons, such as the increase in chronic diseases in worldwide, and life span extension, causes nurses and nursing students to en-counter and provide care to more dying patients. It is important for the quality of nursing care to be maintained while this increased need for care is met. 1,2 Nurses have a key role in the care of the dying pa-

Caring for burn patients is both physically and emotionally exhausting for nurses. Each nurse can experience different emotions and make different senses of these experiences. This study was conducted to determine the experiences of nurses who care for burn patients. The study conducted as an exploratory-descriptive qualitative study. Six nurses participated in the study who work in the burn units of a university hospital. Data were obtained by the semi-structured face-to-face interviews. The transcription of audio records from interviews was performed, and these transcriptions were analyzed using the thematic analysis method. Codes and sub-themes were extracted and the main themes were reached. These themes were gathered under two contexts and reported. Under the context of experience, the themes of ''emotional challenge”, “physical difficulties”, and “psychological difficulties”, and 9 sub-themes were created. Under the context of coping, the themes of “coping methods” and “motivation” as well as 8 sub-themes, were created under these themes. It was found that nurses who provide care to burn patients face emotional and physical difficulties; however, they do not have effective coping methods and adequate support. The biggest source of support for nurses was again seen to be nurses. In line with these results, it is important that nurses experienced in burn care support junior nurses, nurses who work in such clinics are allowed to use coping mechanisms, and professional support should be provided to these nurses.