Knowledge and Attitudes of Turkish Oncology Nurses About Cancer Pain Management

Yıldırım, Yasemin; Fadıloğlu, Çiçek; Uyar, Meltem

doi:10.1016/j.pmn.2007.09.002

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“…Overall, this study has achieved sufficient data for a good analysis, with a response rate of 76%; this is a reasonable response rate in comparison with previous similar studies (Yildirim et al, 2008;Reiman and Gordon, 2007;Bernardiet al, 2007;Matthews and Malcolm, 2007). The good response rate also helps to minimises sample bias and allows generalisation of the data.…”

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Does Clinical Experience Help Oncology Nursing Staff to Deal with Patient Pain Better than Nurses from other Displines? Knowledge and Attitudes Survey Amongst Nurses in a Tertiary Care in Malaysia

Yaakup

Tan²,

Shah³

2014

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

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Background: Successful implementation of pain management procedures and guidelines in an institution depends very much on the acceptance of many levels of healthcare providers. Aim: The main purpose of this study was to determine the level of knowledge and attitudes regarding pain among nurses working in tertiary care in a local setting and the factors that may be associated with this. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional research study used a modified version of the Nurses' Knowledge and Attitudes Survey (NKAS) regarding pain. Basic demographic data were obtained for further correlation with the level of pain knowledge. Results: A total of 566 nurses, 34 male and 532 female, volunteered to participate in this study. The response rate (RR) was 76%, with an overall mean percentage score of 42.7±10.9 (range: 5-92.5). The majority of participants were younger nurses below 40 years of age and more than 70% had worked for less than 10 years (6.6±4.45). Up to 92% had never had any formal education in pain management in general. The total mean score of correct answers was 58.6±9.58, with oncology nursing staff scoring a higher percentage when compared with nurses from other general and critical care wards (63.52±9.27, p<0.045). Only 2.5% out of all participants obtained a score of 80% or greater. The majority of the oncology nurses achieved the expected competency level (p<0.03). Conclusions: The present findings give further support for the universal concern about poor knowledge and attitudes among nurses' related to the optimal management of pain. The results reflected that neither number of years working nor age influenced the level of knowledge or attitudes of the practising nurses. Oncology nursing staff consistently scored better than the rest of the cohort. This reflects that clinical experience helped to improve attitudes and knowledge concerning better pain management.

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“…This result is far different from a previous study by Lewthwaite et. al. where 49% of respondents had scores 80% and above (Yildirim et al, 2008). However, the study modified the original survey questions to 22 true/false questions and used a different cohort of nurses.…”

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Does Clinical Experience Help Oncology Nursing Staff to Deal with Patient Pain Better than Nurses from other Displines? Knowledge and Attitudes Survey Amongst Nurses in a Tertiary Care in Malaysia

Yaakup

Tan²,

Shah³

2014

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

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“…Therefore, nurses are required to gain the appropriate knowledge, attitudes, and practice in managing and accessing pain thoroughly [9, 10, and 11]. However, this area of practice would not be free from nurses' worries about the difficulty to meeting patients' satisfaction and expectation from one side, and the risk for addiction from the another side [10,11]. This multifaceted problem should be anticipated earlier in nursing education programs.…”

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Knowledge and attitude towards pain management. A comparison between oncology and non-oncology nurses in Jordan

El-Rahman

Kalaldeh

Muhbes

2013

IJANS

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Background: Knowledge and attitudes of nurses toward pain management have an influence on medical judgment and patients' perception of pain control. Aim: To assess and compare oncology and non-oncology nurses' knowledge and attitudes toward pain management. Method: A cross sectional descriptive comparative design was used. Nurses were recruited conveniently from one specialized oncology center and one main general medical city in Jordan. Participants were required to complete a specific questionnaire. The total number of participant was 207 nurses (124 oncology and 93 non-oncology nurses). Results: It was evident that oncology nurses received post-registration training or courses in the field of pain management more than non-oncology nurses. Both oncology and non-oncology nurses exhibited an appropriate knowledge and attitude toward pharmacological and non-pharmacological pain management strategies. However, oncology nurses scored higher in the overall knowledge and attitude toward pain compared to non-oncology nurses. Nurses showed knowledge deficit in assuming the risk for addiction and the use of narcotics in pediatric patients. Conclusions: The study revealed that oncology nurses were more knowledgeable compared to non-oncology nurses in managing pain. Professional development for nurses in the field of pain management is required whether during academic preparations or post-graduation.

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“…[57] Published by Sciedu Press In light of the aforementioned factors, an immediate intervention is required; successful pain assessment and management require nurses with sufficient knowledge and appropriate attitudes. [58] In order to achieve this, there is a need to increase the proportion of pain management courses, as at the moment pain management is interwoven as a individual lectures integrated within nursing courses. Nursing schools are required to critically evaluate their current curricula in the arena of pain assessment and management.…”

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Knowledge and attitudes of Jordanian nursing students toward children’s pain assessment and management: A cross-sectional study

Omari

2015

JNEP

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Successful pain assessment and management require nurses with sufficient knowledge and appropriate attitudes. A cross-sectional study was conducted to test the nursing students' knowledge and attitudes toward children's pain management across three private universities in Jordan. A convenient sample of 101 nursing students completed the Paediatric Nurses' Knowledge and Attitudes Survey (PNKAS). The total mean score on the PNKAS scale was 18.36% (SD = +6.30), with a minimum score of 8 and a maximum score of 40. The results showed that Jordanian nursing students have poor knowledge and attitudes towards paediatric pain assessment and management. Jordanian nursing students need more educational materials throughout their study plans and curriculums in regards to paediatric pain assessment and management.

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Knowledge and Attitudes of Turkish Oncology Nurses About Cancer Pain Management

Cited by 97 publications

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Does Clinical Experience Help Oncology Nursing Staff to Deal with Patient Pain Better than Nurses from other Displines? Knowledge and Attitudes Survey Amongst Nurses in a Tertiary Care in Malaysia

Does Clinical Experience Help Oncology Nursing Staff to Deal with Patient Pain Better than Nurses from other Displines? Knowledge and Attitudes Survey Amongst Nurses in a Tertiary Care in Malaysia

Knowledge and attitude towards pain management. A comparison between oncology and non-oncology nurses in Jordan

Knowledge and attitudes of Jordanian nursing students toward children’s pain assessment and management: A cross-sectional study

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