Purpose: This study aimed to explore the meaning of a nurse s nursing volunteering experiences in Daegu during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: In this qualitative case study, data were collected through an in-depth interview with one nurse regarding her nursing volunteering from December 9 to 20, 2020. The interview lasted about 120 min. The participant was a woman in her early 30s, worked at a general hospital for 7 years, and was a housewife who resigned due to childbirth two years ago and has one child. Results: Five theme clusters emerged from the data as follows: 1) Hearing news of a medical disaster 2) Nursing volunteer support decisions 3) Visiting a disaster scene 4) Impression at the scene of disaster 5) Nursing volunteering to be a thinking life. Conclusion: Nursing volunteering served as an opportunity to grow further by thinking about the need and value of volunteering. The results of this study can be a guide for nurses participating in nursing volunteering.

Purpose: This study aimed to measure the influence of infection control fatigue and compassion competence on disaster nursing core competencies of nurses at COVID-19 designated hospitals.Methods: A descriptive survey was conducted among 128 nurses from two COVID-19 designated hospitals. Data were collected from June 1 to 14, 2022 and analyzed using the t-test, one-way analysis of variance, Pearson correlation coefficients, and hierarchical multiple regression with SPSS for Windows version 26.0.Results: Disaster nursing core competencies had a significant correlation with compassion competence (r=.50, p<.001), but not with infection control fatigue. Multiple regression analysis for disaster nursing core competencies revealed that the most powerful predictor was communication (β=.31, p<.001). Communication, insight and having children explained approximately 30% of the variance in disaster nursing core competencies.Conclusion: The compassion competence of nurses at COVID-19 designated hospitals was a major factor influencing disaster nursing competence. Communication was the most important sub-factor of compassion competence. It will be necessary to develop and implement a program to enhance nurses' compassion competence to improve nurses' disaster nursing core competencies.