this study describes the relationships between perception o f workplace, death anxiety, knowledge and attitudes toward care of the dying among palliative care nurses. the study was conducted on a sample of 48 nurses across northwestern ontario, canada. the sample had received a minimum of thirty hours o f palliative care education. the questionnaire included a demographic overview, items which rated the nurses’ perceptions of their workplaces. templar’s death anxiety scale, the palliative care quiz for nurses and the attitude toward care of the dying scale.