| Autor: |
Grommi, Salla, Voutilainen, Ari, Vaajoki, Anne, Kankkunen, Päivi |
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International Journal of Caring Sciences; May-Aug2021, Vol. 14 Issue 2, p919-929, 11p, 1 Diagram, 2 Charts, 2 Graphs |
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Background: Registered nurses (RN) play a vital role in patients' postoperative pain management. Therefore, it is important for RNs to have adequate knowledge and documentation skills when it comes to postoperative pain care. Objectives: To develop and test a brief educational intervention based on Finnish acute postoperative pain nursing practice guidelines. This intervention sought to improve RNs' knowledge of pain management and improve their postoperative documentation skills. We used a randomized controlled trial with a pre-, post-, and retention-tests design. Methodology: The CONSORT guidelines have been used to describe the methods. The participants were randomized and divided into intervention (26) and control (24) groups. Thirty-two surgical RNs completed the knowledge test and documentation audit frame in one of Finland's central hospitals. Results: The results indicated statistically non-significant changes in RNs' knowledge of pain management and postoperative documentation skills. In the intervention group, the mean knowledge score increased from pre- to post-intervention; however, the retention test showed no difference between the intervention and control groups. The results indicate that the intervention had no effect on RNs' documentation skills. Conclusions: A brief lecture-based educational intervention therefore appears ineffective in improving RNs' knowledge of pain management and documentation skills. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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