title: There will be times when nurses can respond.
abstract: The spiritual or existential side of palliative care is recognised as one of the most important and least understood aspects ( Baird 2016 ) of this type of care. It is also regarded as one of the most difficult areas to communicate about ( Hexem et al 2011 ).
authors.affiliation: University of Leeds, on behalf of the RCN's Research in Child.
authors.forename: Alison
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rodriguez
mesh_terms: D005086:Existentialism / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D009726:Nurses / Q000592:standards*; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D029181:Spirituality