The World Health Organization defined palliative care as a form of health care that aims to improve the quality of life of patients with an incurable disease when the disease no longer responds to treatment. Depending on the patient's needs, palliative care is organized at all levels of health care, not only in institutions that specialize in its implementation, but also more widely. In institutions where palliative care is not a narrow field of work, a palliative approach is applied, thus ensuring its applicability in all health care environments, as well as outside it. Because the patient's needs are complex, they require a wide range of specialists who work together for the benefit of the patient. The aim of palliative care is to relieve pain and suffering, create comfort, respect the life, dignity and autonomy of the patient and his family members. The foundation of successful palliative care, which fulfills its goal through a holistic approach to the patient and his loved ones, is the joint activities of a multidisciplinary team whose members are doctors, nurses, psychologists, physiotherapists, social workers and others. The role of a nurse as a member of a multidisciplinary team is accomplished through a holistic approach, empathy, alleviation of suffering and symptoms, communication, psychological support for the patient and family, and ensuring dignified dying. In the implementation of palliative health care, the nurse focuses on satisfying the patient's basic human needs, developing trust and respect, achieving the highest possible level of independence, positively influencing the quality of life with continuous cooperation with other team members.