Children’s Nurses’ Knowledge and Attitudes on Paediatric Pain: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Survey in a Developing Country
| Autor: | Evans Oduro, Abigail Kusi-Amponsah Diji, Grace Kusi, Albert Amagyei, Joana Kyei-Dompim, Alberta Lomotey, Edward Appiah Boateng, Hayford Isaac Budu |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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| Zdroj: | Nurse Media: Journal of Nursing, Vol 10, Iss 3, Pp 222-233 (2020) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2087-7811 2406-8799 |
| DOI: | 10.14710/nmjn.v10i3.32457 |
| Popis: | Background: Children’s nurses’ knowledge of pain affects their pain management practices. Even though poor knowledge and attitudes have been reported in several studies, most were carried out in developed settings. However, little has been reported on the management of paediatric pain by nurses in resource-limited settings such as in sub-Saharan Africa. Purpose: This study sought to assess the knowledge and perceptions of children’s nurses regarding paediatric pain in a Ghanaian context. Methodology: A descriptive cross-sectional survey was carried out among 65 nurses at eight hospitals at various levels of healthcare in Ghana. Over three months, participants’ demographic data and responses on the Pediatric Nurses Knowledge and Attitude Survey Regarding Pain (PNKAS) instrument were collected. Data were analyzed and presented using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: Participants’ average (SD) knowledge and attitudes regarding paeditric pain was 36.7% (6.9%) and ranged from 21.4% to 57.1%. Pediatric pain knowledge and attitudes (PPKA) of the nurses differed based on working years in the children’s unit and the hospital type they worked in (p |
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