2022
DOI: 10.1177/08980101221076677
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Nurses’ Knowledge, Attitudes, and Barriers Toward Pain Assessment and Management in Assir Region, Saudi Arabia

Abstract: Purpose:This study aims to assess nurses’ knowledge and attitude towards pain assessment and management as an essential component of holistic nursing and patient care. Study Design: A cross-sectional descriptive design. Methods: A convenient sample of 282 nurses working in four health care institutions in the South region of Saudi Arabia was enrolled. The Knowledge and Attitudes Survey Regarding Pain tool was used to collect data from April-July 2021 through a web-based survey. Findings: The knowledge level an… Show more

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“…Fasilitas pelayanan kesehatan harus meningkatkan kompetensi perawat melalui program pendidikan dan pelatihan berkelanjutan, mengadopsi pedoman terbaru dan menghilangkan hambatan untuk mencapai perawatan pasien yang holistik termasuk penanganan nyeri yang optimal. Hambatan yang paling dirasakan adalah kekurangan perawat (76.2%), regulasi opioid yang terbatas (66.7%), dan tidak tersedianya ukuran kenyamanan sebagai alternatif (59.9%) Maribbay, Bdai & Alalyani (2022).…”
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“…Fasilitas pelayanan kesehatan harus meningkatkan kompetensi perawat melalui program pendidikan dan pelatihan berkelanjutan, mengadopsi pedoman terbaru dan menghilangkan hambatan untuk mencapai perawatan pasien yang holistik termasuk penanganan nyeri yang optimal. Hambatan yang paling dirasakan adalah kekurangan perawat (76.2%), regulasi opioid yang terbatas (66.7%), dan tidak tersedianya ukuran kenyamanan sebagai alternatif (59.9%) Maribbay, Bdai & Alalyani (2022).…”
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“…This lack of knowledge was related to nurses' heavy workload, lack of education regarding pain assessment tools, poor documentation and communication of pain assessment priorities [10], and negative attitudes toward pain management [12]. On the other hand, some nurses' socio-demographic characteristics, such as being female; age; years of experience; type of unit, i.e., either medical or surgical; education levels [13][14][15]; years of nursing experience; qualification; position; and hospital level [16], were found to be associated with nurses' practices of pain assessment and management [13,14].…”
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confidence: 99%