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Authors of this article describe the history of hospice care and community nursing. They define hospice nursing care according to the criteria of the World Organization of Home and Hospice Care. They point to the importance and role of community nursing in that area. Further they analyze the difficulties of hospice nursing care. The conclusion is based on the rights of dying patients, where the main goal of palliative care is to maintain the patient’s physical and psychological well-being, pain-free state and dignified and peaceful death.