Predictors of Nurses’ Knowledge and Attitudes Toward Postoperative Pain in Greece

Kiekkas, Panagiotis; Gardeli, Panagiota; Bakalis, Nick; Stefanopoulos, Nikolaos; Adamopoulou, Katerina; Avdulla, Christos; Tzourala, Georgia; Konstantinou, Evangelos

doi:10.1016/j.pmn.2014.02.002

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“…() and Kiekkas et al. (), we showed that nurses with higher education had better knowledge of postoperative pain control. However, our observations on a hospital unit as a determinant of nurses’ knowledge stay in opposition to the results published by Medrzycka‐Dabrowska, Dabrowski, Gutysz‐Wojnicka et al.…”

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Knowledge, compliance with good clinical practices and barriers to effective control of postoperative pain among nurses from hospitals with and without a “Hospital without Pain” certificate

Tomaszek

Dębska

2018

Journal of Clinical Nursing

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Knowledge, compliance with good clinical practices and barriers to effective control of postoperative pain among nurses from hospitals with and without a “Hospital without Pain” certificate

Tomaszek

Dębska

2018

Journal of Clinical Nursing

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“…This finding was in contrast to the findings of Lui et al (24), Lai et al (25), and Tse et al (26). Other studies confirmed the importance of university courses and also of continuing education to improve the level of knowledge and the attitudes of nurses regarding pain management (27, 28). …”

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Health Care Workers’ Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice About Chronic Pain Management, Shiraz, Iran

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BackgroundPain can adversely affect every aspect of a patient’s daily activity, and consequently, it has a great influence on the quality of life. Studies have shown that health care professionals have little knowledge of and inadequate attitudes toward the assessment of pain and its treatment with analgesics.ObjectivesThis cross-sectional study was designed to evaluate the knowledge, attitudes, and practice of health care professionals regarding chronic pain management. It was carried out in six different educational hospitals affiliated with Shiraz University of Medical Sciences in Shiraz, Iran.Patients and MethodsParticipants were given a questionnaire containing 46 questions and demographic characteristics to fill out independently. In total, 213 health care professionals (114 nurses and 99 medical residents) volunteered to take part in this study. In order to ease further analysis, the questions were grouped into three categories: narcotic drugs, non-narcotic drugs, and non-drug-related questions.ResultsThe mean correct response rate was 43.13% ± 11.10. Medical residents scored 51.23% ± 9.02% and nurses 36.10% ± 7.31% (P < 0.001). There was no statistically significant relation between field of specialty and the mean scores of medical residents. Narcotic drug questions received the lowest (39.02%) and non-narcotic drug questions received the highest (57.32%) percentages of correct responses. Only 9.3% of participants believed that they had received adequate education about pain and its management.ConclusionsThe findings of this study support concern about inadequate knowledge, attitudes, and practice regarding chronic pain management. We believe that further education and practical training will be needed for adequate pain management.

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“…Furthermore, the nurses have used their own previous experiences to assess pain and interpret pain intensity (10). Previous studies have revealed that nurses were limited in their abilities to manage the patients’ pain due to a lack of education and skills in pain management (e.g., administration of sedation, nursing interventions) (11, 12). Nurses tend to rely on their own experiences when it comes to the assessment of patients’ pain and pain management (12, 13).…”

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“…Previous studies have revealed that nurses were limited in their abilities to manage the patients’ pain due to a lack of education and skills in pain management (e.g., administration of sedation, nursing interventions) (11, 12). Nurses tend to rely on their own experiences when it comes to the assessment of patients’ pain and pain management (12, 13). Therefore, effective pain management in clinical practice demands a deeper understanding of how the nurses care for patients in pain; this understanding may help to close the existing gaps between the standards outlined in the guidelines and the reality of clinical practice.…”

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Engagement and availability in shaping nurses’ management of postoperative pain: a qualitative study

Chatchumni¹,

Namvongprom²,

Eriksson³

et al. 2018

Electron Physician

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BackgroundStudies reporting inadequate nursing care for patients indicate that nurses are negatively affected in such situations, and research is needed to study nursing care in postoperative situations.ObjectiveTo describe situations of postoperative pain management in a surgical ward in Thailand.MethodsA qualitative approach using the Critical Incident Technique was chosen to investigate situations of postoperative pain management from the perspective of surgical nurses in Thailand. Data were collected through multiple semi-structured interviews with nine nurses over a five-week period.ResultsThe situations of surgical nurses described three elements that heavily influenced the quality of postoperative pain management: engagement in a trustful nurse-patient relationship, availability of pain medication and nursing care when needed, and imbalance between meeting the patient’s needs and completing routine nursing duties.ConclusionThe results help to expand our understanding of how Thai nurses manage pain in postoperative situations and indicate areas that could be improved in terms of how nurses respond to patients’ pain. Nurses challenge existing guidelines and facilitate development of new nursing guidelines and/or policies in pain management.

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Predictors of Nurses’ Knowledge and Attitudes Toward Postoperative Pain in Greece

Cited by 30 publications

References 32 publications

Knowledge, compliance with good clinical practices and barriers to effective control of postoperative pain among nurses from hospitals with and without a “Hospital without Pain” certificate

Knowledge, compliance with good clinical practices and barriers to effective control of postoperative pain among nurses from hospitals with and without a “Hospital without Pain” certificate

Health Care Workers’ Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice About Chronic Pain Management, Shiraz, Iran

Engagement and availability in shaping nurses’ management of postoperative pain: a qualitative study

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