Palliative care is a fundamental component of comprehensive oncology care, particularly for patients with life-limiting illnesses where the emphasis shifts from curative treatment to quality of life. Cancer and its treatment impose significant physical, psychological, social, emotional, and spiritual distress on patients and their families. Palliative care has emerged as a specialised, interdisciplinary approach designed to address these challenges and improve quality of life. Palliative care adopts a holistic, patient- and family-centred approach that focuses on symptom management, psychosocial and spiritual support, effective communication, and shared decision-making throughout the illness's trajectory. Oncology nurses play a central role in delivering high-quality palliative care through their continuous presence, clinical expertise, and close engagement with patients and families. Oncology nurses provide compassionate care through effective collaboration with the team members to ensure continuity of care, improve professional learning, and deliver appropriate care during the dying phase by integration of evidence-based nursing practices across physical, psychological, social, spiritual, cultural, ethical, and end-of-life care domains delivered at various institutions of palliative care delivery, such as outpatient services, inpatient consultation teams, acute palliative care units, community-based programmes, and hospice care focusing on the key standard domains of quality palliative care.

Keywords: Palliative Care; Oncology Nursing; Quality of Life; End-of-Life Care; NCP Guidelines; Interdisciplinary Care.