Abstract
<p><strong><em>Introduction:</em></strong><em> </em><em>Nurses can have a prominent role in end-of-life care. They should however have the appropriate </em><em>knowledge and practice about Palliative Care (PC) in order to provide high quality of care at the end of life of for chronically sick patients.</em></p><p><strong><em>Methods:</em></strong><em> A cross sectional quantitative study and analysis was carried through a validated questionnaire tool based on the Palliative Care Quiz for Nursing (PCQN). The study included 150 nurses working in a major public hospital in Greece. </em></p><p><strong><em>Results:</em></strong><em> T</em><em>he majority of nurses in Greece had poor knowledge about PC reaching a </em><em>8.9 PCQN overall score out of 20. </em><em>The findings from this study confirmed the association of gender, age, work experience and level of education on nurses’ knowledge about PC. </em></p><p><strong><em>Conclusions:</em></strong><em> There is a lack of proper training and there are very few</em><em> </em><em>healthcare units specializing in PC provision in Greece. Special programs for PC are required in</em><em> </em><em>order to enhance nurses’ knowledge and attitude towards good PC practices. </em><em></em></p>
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