the association between nurses' knowledge about palliative care and their life satisfaction

Background: nurses frequently encounter terminally ill patients, indicating the need for knowledge about palliative care. also, their life satisfaction is affected by various factors.objectives: this study aimed to identify the association between nurses’ knowledge about palliative care and their life satisfaction.methods: following a cross-sectional design, 64 volunteer nurses working in various surgery units were studied. data were collected using the “socio-demographic form”, “satisfaction with life scale (swls)”, and the “palliative care knowledge test (pckt)”.results: pckt total score was 10.09±4.78, and swls total score was 19.58±7.02. also, the pain sub-scale mean score was higherthan the philosophy, dyspnea, psychiatric problems, and gastrointestinal problems sub-scale mean scores (p < 0.01). there was a significant association between pckt and sub-scale total scores (p < 0.01).conclusions: nurses’ knowledge about palliative care and its management enables them to control symptoms such as pain and dyspnea successfully.