Palliative care is a complete and active concern for a person whose illness no longer responds to treatment. Palliative care seeks to relieve pain and suffering and improve the quality of life of a patient and his family. An important role in palliative care is provided by a nurse. The nurse carries out health care, coordinates and manages the entire care process, and plans, conducts, and evaluates health care in co-operation with other members of the multidisciplinary palliative team. In addition to the patients, the nurse also cares about the patient's family, provides support to family members during the illness and after the patient's death, in the appalling phase. It is important to establish good communication with a patient, to establish a relationship of trust, to talk in accordance with the wishes of the patient, of course all within the competence. For development of palliative medicine it is extremely important to educate members of the multidisciplinary palliative team but also lay people and creating continuity of care respectively the development of international and national strategic plans for the progression of palliative care.