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The effectiveness was evaluated using a pre and posttest method with PCKQ-B. PCKQ-B is a 25-question test developed in India and rigorously validated for nurses working in tertiary care hospitals in India. Descriptive analysis was performed for demographics and to summarise the data and paired t-test to compare pre and post data. <\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title><jats:p> A total of 102 nurses participated in the CNE and took pre and post tests. Nurses came from six tertiary care private hospitals across Delhi-NCR. A total of 79% of the participants were females with a mean age of 25.61 years. The mean score of the participants increased from 14.5 in the pre CNE to 18 in the post CNE which was statistically significant (p=0.000). Nurses scoring &gt;60% (16 out of 25) questions correctly increased from 27% in pre-test to 70% in post-test. The question that was correctly answered by the minimum number of participants (13%) in pre-test was \u2018use of placebos is appropriate in some types of pain\u2019 highlighting the common myth and poor clinical practice, which only improved to 35% even in post test. While it was encouraging to find out that more than 88% participants were aware that the \u2018severity of pain determines the method of pain treatment\u2019 and \u2018prognosis should always be clearly communicated\u2019 even in pre-test while the percentage increased to 99% in post test. <\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title><jats:p> Baseline knowledge about palliative care remains dismal, but engaging learning interventions like CNE and workshops can bring significant improvement to palliative care understanding of the nursing staff. 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