JNUR_V5_N1_RP2 Sedigheh Iranmanesh Marjan Banazadeh Mansoure Azizzadeh Forozy Journal on Nursing 2231–4504 5 1 11 23 Relationship, Nurses' Perception, End of Life Care Barriers, Terminally ill Children, South East Iran Nurses face numerous challenges in providing pediatric EOL care. Their perceptions of existing barriers which are affected by their personal and professional experiences related to death and dying influence quality of care for children. The purpose of this paper is to assess the relationship between nursing staffs' demographic characteristics and their perception of barriers magnitude. Using a translated modified version of (NSCCNR-EOL) questionnaire, the relationship between 151 nurses' perception of barriers magnitude and their demographic characteristics was assessed. The item “families not accepting poor child prognosis” belonging to patient-family related category achieved the highest PBM score (5.04). The item “continuing to provide advanced treatments to dying children because of financial benefits to hospital” belonging to the organizational related category achieved the lowest PBM score (2.19) Participants' family and close friends' death experience positively correlated with perceived organization-related barriers magnitude. Also participants' nursing experience positively correlated with perceived health-care professional related barriers magnitude. This study provides nurses with some valuable insights about effect of nurses' experiences on their perceptions of EOL care barriers. Raising nurses' self-awareness of their perception, accompanied by interventions is required in providing educational programs. This may raise nurses' awareness of the barriers and learn how to manage them. February – April 2015 Copyright © 2015 i-manager publications. All rights reserved. i-manager Publications http://www.imanagerpublications.com/Article.aspx?ArticleId=3492