Speaking of palliative care, it is about the totality of procedures and care provided to patients for whose condition almost all methods of treatment have been exhausted. In a way, it acts in parallel with the reality of human life, that is, it accepts death as an integral part of the life path, and towards the very end of life it strives to provide a dignified departure. It is a support to people in the last stage of a certain terminal disease, but also to their environment, primarily the family. Through the text of this paper, the aim will be to achieve the goal of acquainting readers more closely with the health status of patients in need of palliative care and their most common problem, wounds.An overview of the actions of nurses in the health care process will be given. The paper explains the definition of chronic wounds, and their division into typical and atypical. Typical wounds are described in more detail: pressure ulcers, arterial and venous ulcers and diabetic foot, because they most often occur in patients who need palliative care. The phases and types of wound healing, disorders that occur in the healing process are described, and the chronic wound dressing is explained. The paper presents and explains methods of treatment of chronic wounds, of which debridement, negative pressure therapy and the use of modern dressings are the most commonly used, which is the main and most commonly used method of chronic wound treatment. Nursing diagnoses are also presented, which are the most common in the work of nurses who care for patients in need of palliative care.