Palliative medicine is developing all over the world. Special attention paid to it is easily explained because new methods of treatment make it possible to continue life of patients with severe incurable diseases. a growing need for trained professionals who can work in palliative medicine is evident. a specialist caring for a seriously ill patient is one of the main components of palliative care: the former is required to realize not only medical knowledge and skills, but also the skills of caring for a terminally ill person, the manifestation of empathy and sensitivity to his personality is also expected. the study involved 42 nurses working in palliative and nursing departments. psychological difficulties nurses in palliative medicine experience, particularly in its emotional personal sphere and emotional burnout were studied. for 62% of nurses, the most difficult contributing to the emergence of fatigue and internal stress in them was emotional inclusion and communication with a seriously ill person. at t