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Abstract Background: Professionalism in nursing plays a key role in establishing collaboration between nurses. Collaboration between nurses increases the quality of patient care and reduces medical errors. Aim: This study aimed to determine the effect of nurses’ professionalism attitudes on nurse–nurse collaboration. Methods: This study adopted a descriptive and cross-sectional design. The sample consisted of 409 nurses in public hospitals in Kayseri, Turkey. Data were collected using a socio-demographic characteristics questionnaire, the Occupational Professional Attitude Inventory, and the Nurse–Nurse Collaboration Scale. Results: Nurses had high professionalism but low nurse–nurse collaboration. There was a weak positive correlation between professionalism and nurse–nurse collaboration. It was determined that professionalism affects nurse–nurse collaboration at low level. Conclusion: Nurses had high levels of professionalism but low levels of collaboration. However, professionalism was weakly associated with collaboration, and nurses’ attitudes toward professionalism had little effect on nurse–nurse collaboration. Executive nurses should organize training to help nurses develop professionalism and collaboration skills. In addition, for collaboration, all nurses must have at least a bachelor’s degree education.