BACKGROUND: The nurse profession is nursing care and that includes leading and educate co-worker. In north-east Skåne a nurse started a study circle about pain for nursing staff at housing for elderly. AIM: The aim of this study was to understand the nursing staffs understanding about the study circle as a resource for their work with analgesia among elderly after participating in the same. METHOD: A qualitative approach was used and collecting data was done by a semi-structured focus group interview and two individual semi-structured interviews. The data was analysed by content analyses. RESULT: The results shows that the nursing staff got at increased understanding for pain, earlier experiences was confirmed and led to increased skills and a important common vision with other who had participated in the study circle. CONCLUSION: Participating in the study circle gave the nursing staff better possibility to give good nursing care