Nurses' knowledge and attitude towards children pain management: a multi-site survey study.

attitude children knowledge nurses pain management

Journal

Frontiers in pediatrics
ISSN: 2296-2360
Titre abrégé: Front Pediatr
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101615492

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
2023
Historique:
received: 08 03 2023
accepted: 14 06 2023
medline: 10 7 2023
pubmed: 10 7 2023
entrez: 10 7 2023
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Adequate children's pain management is universally considered an ethical obligation. In evaluating and treating children's pain, nurses invest more time and take a leading role. This study aims to evaluate the knowledge and attitudes of nurses towards the treatment of pediatric pain. A total of 292 nurses working at four South Gondar Zone hospitals of Ethiopia was surveyed. To gather information from study participants, the Pediatric Nurses' -Knowledge and Attitudes- Survey Regarding Pain (PNKAS) was employed. Frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation of the data were used for descriptive analysis, while Pearson correlation, one-way between-groups analysis of variance, and independent-samples t-test were used for inferential analysis. A large percentage of nurses (74.7%) lacked adequate knowledge and attitudes (PNKAS score <50%) for pediatric pain treatment. The mean ± SD accurate response score of 43.1% ± 8.6% was achieved by nurses. An increase in pediatrics nursing experience was significantly correlated with nurses' PNKAS score ( Nurses who are working South Gondar Zone of Ethiopia have insufficient knowledge and attitudes towards treatment of pediatric pain. Therefore, pediatric pain treatment in-service training is urgently needed.

Sections du résumé

Background UNASSIGNED
Adequate children's pain management is universally considered an ethical obligation. In evaluating and treating children's pain, nurses invest more time and take a leading role. This study aims to evaluate the knowledge and attitudes of nurses towards the treatment of pediatric pain.
Materials and Methods UNASSIGNED
A total of 292 nurses working at four South Gondar Zone hospitals of Ethiopia was surveyed. To gather information from study participants, the Pediatric Nurses' -Knowledge and Attitudes- Survey Regarding Pain (PNKAS) was employed. Frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation of the data were used for descriptive analysis, while Pearson correlation, one-way between-groups analysis of variance, and independent-samples t-test were used for inferential analysis.
Results UNASSIGNED
A large percentage of nurses (74.7%) lacked adequate knowledge and attitudes (PNKAS score <50%) for pediatric pain treatment. The mean ± SD accurate response score of 43.1% ± 8.6% was achieved by nurses. An increase in pediatrics nursing experience was significantly correlated with nurses' PNKAS score (
Conclusion UNASSIGNED
Nurses who are working South Gondar Zone of Ethiopia have insufficient knowledge and attitudes towards treatment of pediatric pain. Therefore, pediatric pain treatment in-service training is urgently needed.

Identifiants

pubmed: 37425257
doi: 10.3389/fped.2023.1182529
pmc: PMC10327560
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

1182529

Informations de copyright

© 2023 Fenta, Kibret, Hunie, Tamire, Eshetie, Seid, Fentie, Amaha, Desse, Dejen, Essa and Teshome.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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Auteurs

Efrem Fenta (E)

Department of Anesthesia, College of Health Sciences, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia.

Simegnew Kibret (S)

Department of Anesthesia, College of Health Sciences, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia.

Metages Hunie (M)

Department of Anesthesia, College of Health Sciences, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia.

Tadese Tamire (T)

Department of Anesthesia, College of Health Sciences, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia.

Denberu Eshetie (D)

Department of Anesthesia, College of Health Sciences, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia.

Shimelis Seid (S)

Department of Anesthesia, College of Health Sciences, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia.

Yewlsew Fentie (Y)

Department of Anesthesia, College of Health Sciences, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia.

Eleni Amaha (E)

Department of Anesthesia, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Tiruwork Desse (T)

Department of Internal Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia.

Bantayehu Dejen (B)

Department of Nursing, Debre Tabor Health Sciences College, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia.

Keder Essa (K)

Department of Anesthesia, College of Health Sciences, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia.

Diriba Teshome (D)

Department of Anesthesia, College of Health Sciences, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia.

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