An examination of critical care nurses' knowledge and attitudes regarding pain management in hospitalized patients

Erkes, E.Brantley; Parker, Veronica G.; Carr, Rebecca; Mayo, Rachel

doi:10.1053/jpmn.2001.23177

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“…The qualitative finding of this study also supports this idea. This finding was comparable with study done in Turkey and Hong Kong in which Nurses' pain knowledge was positively correlated to years of nursing experience [14,16,26].…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 89%

Cancer Pain And Its Management: Knowledge Of Nurses At Selected Health Institutions, Offering Cancer Treatment In Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2013

R¹,

Tachbele²,

Kassa³

2014

J Pain Relief

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Background: Around a third of patients with cancer report moderate to severe pain and with the development of metastases, the incidence of pain increases to 40% to 60% of patients, and in far advanced disease, 60% to 90% of patients report significant pain. Majority of health professionals found in Ethiopia do not know how to holistically assess and control pain and only insignificant numbers are familiar with the World Health Organization (WHO) pain management protocol. Hence, this study is conducted to assess knowledge of nurses regarding cancer pain management at selected health institutions, offering cancer treatment in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2013.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 89%

Cancer Pain And Its Management: Knowledge Of Nurses At Selected Health Institutions, Offering Cancer Treatment In Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2013

R¹,

Tachbele²,

Kassa³

2014

J Pain Relief

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“…The study results revealed that pain in critically ill patients remains under-treated. These results are consistent with a previous study (21) indicated that pain management in hospital settings is inadequate. In addition, previous studies have reported that individuals who were unable to communicate their discomfort are at greater risk for inadequate analgesia due to the nurses' misconceptions toward the use of opioids such as the risk of possible addiction that can hinder adequate pain management.…”

Section: Pain Managementsupporting

confidence: 93%

“…(9) Previous studies have reported that there is a problem with inadequate pain management in hospital settings. (5,18,21) Such studies conducted in critical care settings found that nurses working in critical care settings often underrate and under treat pain. (21) Documenting pain assessment, its management and its reassessment is infrequent and inconsistent.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…(5,18,21) Such studies conducted in critical care settings found that nurses working in critical care settings often underrate and under treat pain. (21) Documenting pain assessment, its management and its reassessment is infrequent and inconsistent. (5,18,21) Deficiencies and inconsistencies exist in nurses' knowledge regarding pain management, in addition to persistent of inaccurate, misconceptions about patients' pain.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…(21) Documenting pain assessment, its management and its reassessment is infrequent and inconsistent. (5,18,21) Deficiencies and inconsistencies exist in nurses' knowledge regarding pain management, in addition to persistent of inaccurate, misconceptions about patients' pain. (21,22) These misconceptions include but are not limited to, inaccurate concerns about addiction, tolerance, respiratory depression, and other side effects.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Pain Assessment and Management in Critically Ill Intubated Patients in Jordan : A Prospective Study

Ayasrah¹,

O'Neill²,

Abdalrahim³

et al. 2014

IJHS

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Abstract:Objectives: The purpose of this study was to describe: (1) pain indicators used by nurses and physicians to assess pain, (2) pain management interventions (pharmacological and non-pharmacological) used by nurses, and (3) indicators used by nurses to verify pain intervention effectiveness. Methodology:A total of 301 medical records of currently admitted patients from six different ICUs in Jordan were reviewed using a data collection instrument developed by Gélinas et al. (2004) Pain-related indicators were classified into non-observable (patient's self-reports of pain) and observable (physiological and behavioral) categories. Results:Only 105 (35%) of a total 301 reviewed medical records contained pain assessment data. From these medical records, 15 pain episodes were collected altogether. Observable indicators documented 98% of the 115 pain episodes. Patients' selfreports of pain were documented only 1.7% of the time. In 78% and 46% of the 115 pain episodes, pharmacological and nonpharmacological interventions for pain management were documented, respectively. Only 37% of the pain episodes were reassessed with self-report (1%) and observable indicators (36%) to determine the effectiveness of the interventions. Conclusion:Pain documentation for assessment, management, and reassessment was lacking and needs improvement.

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Supratherapeutic Dosing of Acetaminophen Among Hospitalized Patients

Zhou¹,

Maviglia²,

Mahoney³

et al. 2012

Arch Intern Med

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An examination of critical care nurses' knowledge and attitudes regarding pain management in hospitalized patients

Cited by 46 publications

References 13 publications

Cancer Pain And Its Management: Knowledge Of Nurses At Selected Health Institutions, Offering Cancer Treatment In Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2013

Cancer Pain And Its Management: Knowledge Of Nurses At Selected Health Institutions, Offering Cancer Treatment In Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2013

Pain Assessment and Management in Critically Ill Intubated Patients in Jordan : A Prospective Study

Supratherapeutic Dosing of Acetaminophen Among Hospitalized Patients

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