TY - JOUR T1 - Professionals need to discuss more effectively the holistic needs of their patients regarding palliative care JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs SP - 114 LP - 114 DO - 10.1136/eb-2018-102957 VL - 21 IS - 4 AU - Alison Rodriguez Y1 - 2018/10/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/21/4/114.abstract N2 - Commentary on: Collins A, McLachlan, SA, Philip, J. Communication about palliative care: A phenomenological study exploring patient views and responses to its discussion. Palliative Medicine 32:133–42.Professionals could be more assertive in leading discussion around palliative care and be clearer about what this means in terms of disease trajectory and well-being for their patients.Professionals need to discuss more effectively the holistic needs of their patients. Where it is appropriate to have open conversations about death and dying, this can be worthwhile for patients to encourage uptake of palliative care services and end-of-life care planning.There is scope to explore further the communication practices and needs of professionals and patients with a range of life-limiting or life-threatening conditions in different care settings.Due to the sensitive and complex nature of palliative care communication, therapeutic interventions … ER -