Knowledge and attitudes of nurses towards pain management at Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital, Banjul

Omotosho, Tobiloba Oyejide Alex; Sey-Sawo, Jainaba; Omotosho, Oluwatomilayo Felicity; Njie, Yahya

doi:10.1016/j.ijans.2023.100534

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“…The study conducted in Rwanda considered nurses working other than neonatal intensive care units, such as pediatric units, to assess nurses’ knowledge about neonatal pain management, which could affect nurses’ knowledge due to lack of exposure at the site. This finding is consistent with that of a study conducted in Gambia, which reported that working units were significantly associated with nurses’ knowledge [ 36 ]. Another possible explanation could be that, unlike in the current study, which involved lectures on neonatal pain management, a significant proportion of the nurses in Rwanda did not attend course training or lectures about neonatal pain management.…”

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confidence: 92%

“…Having more working experience and being consistent with a particular study unit were significantly and positively associated with nurses' knowledge of pain management in children. This study was supported by a study conducted at the University of Gondar Specialized Hospital, and Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital, in Gambia [36,37]. This study indicated that nurses' knowledge of neonatal pain management was positively associated with attending lectures on neonatal pain management at university/ college (p = 0.008).…”

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confidence: 64%

“…Having more working experience and being consistent with a particular study unit were significantly and positively associated with nurses’ knowledge of pain management in children. This study was supported by a study conducted at the University of Gondar Specialized Hospital, and Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital, in Gambia [ 36 , 37 ].…”

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Nurses′ knowledge and practice about neonatal pain management in public hospitals in West Oromia, Ethiopia, 2022: multi-centered cross-sectional study

Mekonen,

Muhye,

Gobeza

2024

BMC Nurs

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Background In low-and middle-income countries inadequate neonatal pain management persists as a significant public health issue despite the availability of guidelines. Newborns often experience pain from routine medical and surgical procedures, with limited nurses’ knowledge and suboptimal practices posing common obstacles to effective neonatal pain management in hospital settings. Hence, this study aimed to evaluate nurses’ knowledge and practices related to neonatal pain management and the factors influencing them in public hospitals in West Oromia, Ethiopia, in 2022. Methods A multicenter cross-sectional study was conducted among 203 nurses working in public hospitals in West Oromia from 8th May-6th June 2022. Data was gathered using structured, self-administered questionnaire and sampled through simple random sampling. The collected data were coded and entered into a computer using Epi-Data version 4.6 Statistical Software. They were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS; IBM Corporation) version 26. Binary logistic regression was used to identify significant independent variables at p < 0.05. Findings In this study, 127 (62.6%) exhibited adequate knowledge, while 33 (16.3%) nurses demonstrated good practice in neonatal pain management. Attending lectures or receiving training about neonatal pain management was found to be significantly associated with nurses’ knowledge of neonatal pain management [AOR, 2.31, 95%CI; 1.29–4.27]. On the other, having adequate knowledge of neonatal pain management [AOR, 3.3, 95%CI; 1.14–9.32]; the presence of a pain management policy in place [AOR, 5.44, 95% CI; 1.92–15.37] and attending lectures on neonatal pain management [AOR, 2.55, 95% CI; 1.09–5.97] were found to be significantly associated to nurses’ practices. Conclusion Given the substandard level of nurses’ practice in neonatal pain management. It is suggested to enhance the nurses’ knowledge and practice about neonatal pain management by providing refreshment courses, training sessions, or facilitating nurses’ opportunity access to reading resources about neonatal pain management.

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Nurses′ knowledge and practice about neonatal pain management in public hospitals in West Oromia, Ethiopia, 2022: multi-centered cross-sectional study

Mekonen,

Muhye,

Gobeza

2024

BMC Nurs

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“…In the present study, 50.6% (95% CI: 45.7%, 55.3%) of nurses had a good attitude regarding managing patients' pain. These scores are similar to studies conducted in Canada (50%) (18), Ethiopia (48%) (19) and Zimbabwe (57%) (20). However, these scores are lower than in other studies: 79% in Sri Lanka (21) and 76% in Uganda (22).…”

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confidence: 87%

Awareness and Attitude Regarding Pain Management Among Nurses Working in Major Hospital Departments

AHMED,

BANO,

SHAFQAT

2024

Biol Clin Sci Res J

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Pain management is a critical aspect of nursing care, yet the awareness and attitudes of nurses regarding this issue remain understudied, particularly in the context of Pakistan. Objective: This study evaluated nurses' understanding and attitudes regarding pain management in central hospital departments. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at Nishtar Hospital, Multan, Pakistan, from March 2023 to March 2024. Using convenient sampling, 300 nurses from various hospital departments were included, including internal medicine, paediatrics, outpatient, surgical unit, ICU, and emergency. A 25-item questionnaire comprising polar and Likert scale questions was utilised to assess knowledge and attitudes. Descriptive statistics were employed to analyse the data, and mean scores were compared using appropriate statistical methods. Results: Of the participants, 67.3% (95% CI: 61.4%, 70.9%) demonstrated good knowledge about pain management, with a mean score of 7.07 ± 1.66. Furthermore, 50.6% (95% CI: 45.7%, 55.3%) exhibited a positive attitude, with a mean score of 48.2 ± 6.08. While no significant difference in mean knowledge scores was observed between genders (p = 0.754), a statistically significant difference was found in mean attitude scores (men: 49.03, women: 47.22, p = 0.01). Conclusion: Despite possessing good knowledge, nurses in Pakistan display a comparatively less favourable attitude toward pain management, highlighting the need for targeted interventions to address attitude-related barriers.

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“…Obstetric nurses spend a significant portion of their time with in labor women and have a vital role in the decision-making process regarding the management of labor pain. (20) They have a critical role in assessing in labor women's perception of pain; documenting the pain; offering and providing different nonpharmacological and pharmacological options for pain management; evaluating the maternal and fetal response to treatment, including desired and adverse effects; assessing the women's satisfaction with that options; modifying the plane of care as needed; and documenting each of these aspects of labor pain management. (21,22) Moreover, nurses can also advocate for integrating labor pain management in the hospitals policy as an essential human right for all women during labor.…”

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Effect of In-service Training Program on Obstetric Nurses , Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Regarding Painless Labor

Hashem,

Belal,

El-Nagar

2023

Tanta Scientific Nursing Journal

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Knowledge and attitudes of nurses towards pain management at Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital, Banjul

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Nurses′ knowledge and practice about neonatal pain management in public hospitals in West Oromia, Ethiopia, 2022: multi-centered cross-sectional study

Nurses′ knowledge and practice about neonatal pain management in public hospitals in West Oromia, Ethiopia, 2022: multi-centered cross-sectional study

Awareness and Attitude Regarding Pain Management Among Nurses Working in Major Hospital Departments

Effect of In-service Training Program on Obstetric Nurses , Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Regarding Painless Labor

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