1. Department of Nursing, Malatya Turgut O€ zal University Faculty of Health Sciences, Malatya, Turkey

2. Department of Surgical Nursing, _Ino¨nu¨ University Faculty of Nursing, Malatya, Turkey

3. Malatya Training and Research Hospital, Palliative Care Unit, Malatya, Turkey

4. Division of Nursing, Osmaniye Korkut Ata University Faculty of Helath Sciences, Osmaniye, Turkey