A total of 15 registered nurses participated in the study. Three of the nurses worked on an in-patient cancer unit, six in an ambulatory cancer centre, one in the community, and five on an in-patient palliative care unit. Most of the participants had 11 or more years’ experience of caring for cancer patients (range 1–30 years). The majority were female and their mean age was 56. Half of the nurses had a Bachelor’s degree and 6.3% a Master’s degree. Interestingly, all of the nurses indicated they had enhanced oncology or palliative care knowledge; 50% had completed specialised certification in either oncology or palliative care.