Norske s kepleieres kunnskap om og holdning til smerte hos barn Emneord: Nøkkelord, Barn, Kunnskapsbasert sykepleie, Smerte Sykepleien Forskning 2011 6(4):332-339. Engelsk sammendrag:Norwegian nurses' knowledge and attitudes regarding pain and pain relief in children Background:Pain in children is underestimated and undertreated. Nurses attitudes and lack of knowledge are internationally reported as major causes of insufficient treatment of pain. Objective:To survey Norwegian paediatric nurses knowledge and attitudes regarding pain in hospitalized children and adolescents (0-18 years). Methods:This is a quantitative study with a cross-sectional design. The Norwegian version of Pediatric Nurses Knowledge and Attitudes Survey Regarding Pain (PNKAS-N) was used. The PNKAS-N consists of 40 items which address general pain management, pain assessment and the use of pharmacological and nonpharmacological treatment. The study included 238 nurses and nurse specialists at eight paediatric units and one university college. Results:The final sample consists of 183 participants giving a response rate of 76.9%. A total of 71.2% of the questions were correct answered. The nurse specialists scored significantly higher than the nurses (p<0.001). Conclusion:The nurses and nurse specialists have a high level of theoretical knowledge in several key areas. However, the study reveals a gap between their knowledge and how the nurses and nurse specialists actually manage pain, measured by two clinical cases. A change of attitudes seems necessary to make them trust the patients own assessment of pain and to administer adequate amounts of analgesics. 06.01.12
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