[A very difficult question: a qualitative research from the nurses' perspective].

Unlabelled: Aim of this paper is to identify what is a difficult question, according to nurses' perceptions. Since the knowledge on this area is limited, a qualitative method was preferred for a pilot study.

Methods: As part of a training exercise, fifty-one nurses were requested to recall, from their own experience, and to describe, a difficult question asked by a patient, that created problems to the nurse.