Self-reported pain assessment, core competence and practice ability for palliative care among Chinese oncology nurses: a multicenter cross-sectional study.

Objective: The study was to survey the current situation and explore the relationship between pain assessment ability, palliative care core competence and palliative care practice ability among oncology nurses in mainland China.

Methods: A multicenter cross-sectional study design was employed. Study data were collected in 26 tertiary hospitals among 1198 registered oncology nurses in the oncology department in Hubei province, China.