Factors Relating to Nurses’ Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Pain Management in Inpatients

Fernández-Castro, Mercedes; Martín-Gil, Belén; López, María Isabel; Jiménez, José María; Liébana‐Presa, Cristina; Fernández-Martínez, Elena

doi:10.1016/j.pmn.2020.12.012

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“…Similar to our study, Al Qadire and Al Khalaileh also found no association between K&A scores and pain education (22). In contrast, the recent meta-analysis found that K&A scores were associated with previous pain education in 11 out of 18 studies (17,25,35,36).…”

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Nurses’ knowledge and attitudes about adult post-operative pain assessment and management: cross sectional study in Qatar

Samara

O’Hara

Singh

2023

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Aim To assess the knowledge and attitudes of nurses in Qatar about adult post-operative patients’ pain assessment and management, and the factors that may be associated with such knowledge and attitudes. Background Pain is a complex and challenging phenomenon. People have different pain experiences but everyone has the right to effective pain management. Pain assessment and management are integral components of a nurse’s role. Methods Post-operative registered nurses from all perioperative areas at Hamad Medical Corporation participated in a cross-sectional online survey using a self-administered questionnaire. A knowledge and attitudes (K&A) score was calculated. Associations between K&A and potential explanatory variables were assessed using t tests and one-way ANOVA. Results A total of 151 post-operative nurses participated in the study (100% response rate). The mean knowledge and attitudes (K&A) score was 19.6 ± 4.5 out of 41 (48%), indicating a large deficit in nurses’ knowledge and attitudes about adult post-operative pain. There were no statistically significant differences in the mean K&A scores of participants based on gender, nationality, education level, marital status, workplace facility, current job designation, or hours of pain education. Conclusion There is a significant deficit in post-operative nurses’ knowledge and attitudes about pain across the nursing workforce in post-operative care. Implications for nursing education and policy: Evidence-based, innovative nursing education courses are needed to improve nurses’ knowledge and attitudes about pain assessment and management. Health service policy is required to ensure that evidence-based in-service education on pain management is compulsory for all nurses.

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confidence: 86%

Nurses’ knowledge and attitudes about adult post-operative pain assessment and management: cross sectional study in Qatar

Samara

O’Hara

Singh

2023

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“…A study by Chatchumni, Namvongprom, Eriksson, and Mazaheri [ 23 ] reported on ‘Responding to and addressing patients’ postoperative pain system model’, along with the overlap of pain management systems. The study shows that clinical nurses with good communication skills, can establish a relationship of empathy and trust, and enable a holistic assessment of value judgements in pain management [ 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 ].…”

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Surgical Nurses’ Perceptions of Strategies to Enhance Pain Management Proficiency: A Qualitative Study

Atthayasai,

Chatchumni,

Eriksson

et al. 2023

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To describe surgical nurses’ strategies for enhancing their pain management proficiency. A qualitative design was used to conduct the study. The participants were forty surgical nurses who had at least six years of nursing experience in caring for patients with pain. They responded to open-ended questions based on a review of the policy documents concerning the main elements of the pain management programme to be implemented by surgical nurses. Three key themes emerged from the surgical nurses’ suggested strategies: partnering, disrupting, and becoming familiar with pain management competency concerns. Surgical nurses’ strategies in acute and chronic pain management nursing units included solving patients’ problems and promoting and enhancing pain strategies to address health challenges in organisations. The themes presented in the results include enhancing pain management in nursing competencies. State-of-the-art healthcare technologies are being applied to pain management. Surgical nurses’ strategies should improve the quality of nursing care, especially post-surgery recovery time. It is recommended to engage patients, their families, and multidisciplinary care teams in other healthcare fields.

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“…Thus, it is not surprising that pain management remains a major concern for health care worker and patients. Most recent debate has concluded that challenges by nurses are knowledge deficits, negative attitudes, inadequate record keeping, poor patient assessment, and improper analgesic use [14], [13], [15], [16], [17], [18]. Even using pain scales has shown to have poor knowledge [19].…”

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Evaluating Nurses Knowledge, Misconceptions, and Attitudes Towards Treating Patients with Chronic Pain

Burton,

Judson

2024

Babali Nurs. Res.

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Introduction: Chronic pain is complex biopsychosocial phenomenon that affects people worldwide, and nurses play a vital role in treatment. It is essential for nurses to have adequate knowledge and demonstrate no bias towards these patients. Aims: Determine nurses’ knowledge and attitudes regarding any patients with pain. Identify any potential biases. Methods: The knowledge and attitudes of registered nurses regarding pain were assessed using (KAS survey). A convenience sample was chosen. Data was analyzed to determine knowledge and attitudes regarding treating patients with chronic pain. Results: 55.5% of participants demonstrated “good knowledge and attitudes”, while 44.0% participants had “acceptable knowledge and attitudes”. There was no significant correlation between years’ experience and test scores. There was a statistical difference between genders in relation to dependent variable test score. Conclusions: Participants demonstrated higher knowledge than previous works. Data revealed participants did not hold any biases or misconceptions about treating patients with chronic pain.

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Factors Relating to Nurses’ Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Pain Management in Inpatients

Cited by 6 publications

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Nurses’ knowledge and attitudes about adult post-operative pain assessment and management: cross sectional study in Qatar

Nurses’ knowledge and attitudes about adult post-operative pain assessment and management: cross sectional study in Qatar

Surgical Nurses’ Perceptions of Strategies to Enhance Pain Management Proficiency: A Qualitative Study

Evaluating Nurses Knowledge, Misconceptions, and Attitudes Towards Treating Patients with Chronic Pain

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