Aim: Nursing students face many patients who require palliative care in the terminal period. This study aims to determine the student nurses' experiences with the palliative care provided to children in the terminal period.
 Method: The study was conducted using focus group interviews, which are qualitative research methods. The sample was constituted of 12 intern student nurses who were working in the pediatric hospital of the university in 2017 in Turkey. The research inclusion criteria for students were that they must have provided palliative care or seen death. The focus group interview was held in the meeting room at the Nursing School on the day and hour when the nurses were available with four researchers. Data were analyzed together by using conventional content analysis.
 Results: Three main themes were determined (Preparing for death, self-care, and meeting the demands of the child and the family). It was found that nursing students providing care to pediatric patients in the terminal period experience many feelings including fear, nervousness, helplessness, shock, emotional deterioration, etc. and they do not know how to deal with these emotions. These students believe that symptom management and self-care requirements should be managed in the best way and that emotional support should be provided. The students pointed out the families' information needs and emotional support needs. They also emphasized the emotional effects associated with themself. 
 Conclusions and Suggestions: Educational programs related to care for the child in the terminal period and preparation for death should be added to the nursing education and training process. Organize individual and group meetings to provide nursing students opportunities to express their feelings regarding the care and death of the child in the terminal period.