Title of article :
Survey on Pain Management Knowledge and Attitude among Emergency working Nurses in Iran
Author/Authors :
Molaee, Somayeh Department of Medical / Surgical - School of Nursing and Midwifery - Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Dehghannayeri, Nahid Department of Medical / Surgical - School of Nursing and Midwifery - Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Manookian, Arpi Department of Medical / Surgical - School of Nursing and Midwifery - Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Amini, Fereshteh Department of Medical / Surgical - School of Nursing and Midwifery - Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Esmaili, Nafiseh Department of Medical / Surgical - School of Nursing and Midwifery - Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Moeinibadi, Faezeh Department of Nutrition - Kashan University of Medical Sciences
Abstract :
Aim: Pain is a common phenomenon among emergency patients which may lead to chronic
pain conditions and alteration of physiological function. However, it is widely reported
that proper pain assessment and management, which is often accomplished by adequately
trained nurses, reduce the suffering of patients. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the
knowledge and attitude of the nurses towards pain management.
Method and Materials: This study has been performed among 187 nurses who working in
emergency wards of hospitals affiliated to Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS). Data has
been gathered via the Knowledge and Attitudes Survey Regarding Pain (KASRP) tool. Descriptive
and inferential statistics were used to analyze data through SPSS software version 16.
Findings: Totally, 187 emergency nurses including 91 female (48.7%) and 96 male (51.3%)
entered into the study and completed the questionnairethe study findings showed that
most of the nurses (about 57.2%) had low average knowledge and attitude towards pain
management. The relationship between knowledge/attitude of nurses with number of
assigned patients (p=0.028) and the gender of nurses (P=0.034) were significant.
Conclusion: The study results demonstrate that nurses have low average knowledge and
attitude towards pain management which is one of the most important obstacles for efficient pain
management.
Keywords :
Pain management , Emergency cares , Nurse , Knowledge and Attitude
Journal title :
International Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain Prevention