Table 4. Correlation between end-of-life care competency, knowledge of hospice and palliative care, empathy competency, ethical nursing competency and attitude toward end-of-life care (N=184)

	Knowledge of hospice and palliative care r (p)	Empathy competency r (p)	Ethical nursing competency r (p)	Attitude toward end-of-life carer (p)	End-of-life care competency r (p)
Knowledge of hospice and palliative care	1
Empathy competency	.22 (.003)	1
Ethical nursing competency	.22 (.003)	.79 (<.001)	1
Attitude toward end-of-life care	.20 (.007)	.41 (<.001)	.45 (<.001)	1
End-of-life care competency	.19 (.008)	.48 (<.001)	.44 (<.001)	.20 (.006)	1