Pain-Related Knowledge and Barriers among Jordanian Nurses: A National Study

D’emeh, Waddah Mohammad; Yacoub, Mohammed Ibrahim; Darawad, Muhammad W.; Al-Badawi, Talal Haider; Shahwan, Batool Sama'an

doi:10.4236/health.2016.86058

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“…In Jordan, like many countries, there is a growing interest in pain management. Scholars are focusing on pain‐related issues in patients with cancer, critical illness, and surgery (D'emeh, Yacoub, Darawad, Al‐Badawi, & Shahwan, ; Shoqirat, ). However, there is little attention on pain experienced in the ED.…”

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Barriers to nursing pain management in the emergency department: A qualitative study

Shoqirat

Mahasneh

Singh

et al. 2019

Int J of Nursing Practice

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Background Although pain is a common complaint among patients presenting to emergency departments (EDs), there is a dearth of nursing literature about barriers to pain management. Purpose The study aimed to uncover and understand barriers to pain management in the ED from the registered nurse (RN) perspective. Methods Semistructured interviews were conducted with 12 ED nurses in a Jordanian hospital. Data were collected throughout August 2016. Results Two broad categories with subcategories emerged. The first category describes the idea of types of patient, which included three particular groups. These were patients who are violent, patients with relatives who are, and patients with expectations of care that nurses view as unrealistic. The second category describes the taxing ED environment, with two subcategories of staff shortages and physician dominance of pain management. Nurses reported feeling as if they are the victims of external factors and perceived that barriers affected teamwork and led to distress which impairs pain management. Conclusions The role of ED nurses in pain management is multifaceted. Therefore, implementing policies to overcome barriers such as violence among ED attenders and the perceived hostility of the ED environment through mandatory security systems, and continuing nursing education including for violence prevention may be beneficial.

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Barriers to nursing pain management in the emergency department: A qualitative study

Shoqirat

Mahasneh

Singh

et al. 2019

Int J of Nursing Practice

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“…The participating nurses and nurse managers articulated diverse preferences on the nature of the educational programme based on their personal choices and working dynamics. They indicated a willingness to learn from an experienced person or group of persons provided they possessed the requisite knowledge and expertise in both the subject content and the pedagogical approaches (D’emeh, Yacoub, Darawad, Al‐Badawi, & Shahwan, ). In general, a face‐to‐face interactive educational session with a group were most often identified as preferable.…”

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Exploring the educational needs of nurses on children’s pain management: A descriptive qualitative study

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Aim To explore the educational needs of nurses on children's pain management. Design A descriptive qualitative study. Methods Individual and group interviews were conducted among 28 nurses and four nurse managers at four hospitals in the Ashanti region of Ghana. The recorded interviews were later transcribed verbatim and thematically analysed based on a conceptual interest in the educational needs on paediatric pain management. Results Nurses were acquainted with pain assessment of children who can verbally communicate. They mainly used drugs in treating pain and were familiar with the use of some non‐pharmacological interventions. Notwithstanding, they desired to know more about pain assessment for children with non‐functional speech. Additionally, they were interested in learning more about both drug and nondrug pain relief methods for children. The sampled nurses and nurse managers indicated diverse preferences on the nature of the paediatric pain educational programme based on their personal choices and working dynamics.

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“…In Jordan, the role of nurses in pain management is to fulfill physicians' orders without any guidelines. 8 A previous study result demonstrated knowledge deficit and attitude; nurses underestimated and undertreated patients' pain. Research on palliative care topics are limited.…”

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“…16 Jordanian nurses work with patients among which 97% of population are Muslims and they believe that suffering is a test from God and a person should tolerate his/her pain and hide it from others. 8 Moreover, traditional Muslims respond well to euphemisms which mean represent the truth in a different way that can be accepted. 16 Most are seeking reassurance and empathy rather than information about diagnosis.…”

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Cultural Challenges in Implementing Palliative Care Services in Jordan

Khader¹

2017

Palliat Med Hosp Care Open J

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Palliative care in Jordan is considered to be advanced in comparison to that of other Middle East countries. According to Jordanian leaders of palliative care, Jordan is not different from advanced countries in applying principles and approaches of palliative care. There are many cultural challenges hinder provision of these services. First, fear of addiction by patients, family and healthcare providers prevent them from providing adequate pain management. Second, lack of adequate knowledge regarding pain management among healthcare providers is also a great challenge. In addition, health policies and inadequacy of palliative services make the problem worse. Third, fear of family and physician to refer patients to palliative care as it is considered to be failure of treatment. Fourth, lack of family participation in most medical and end-of-life decisions deprive patients from receiving proper palliative care. Finally, religious misconceptions force patient to suffer pain to an intolerable level and prevent them from seeking immediate medical help. To overcome these challenges, it is recommended to improve palliative health policy at national level, include palliative care materials in health curriculum, raise public awareness of palliative care, and provide more opportunities for palliative training and research.

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Pain-Related Knowledge and Barriers among Jordanian Nurses: A National Study

Cited by 32 publications

References 40 publications

Barriers to nursing pain management in the emergency department: A qualitative study

Barriers to nursing pain management in the emergency department: A qualitative study

Exploring the educational needs of nurses on children’s pain management: A descriptive qualitative study

Cultural Challenges in Implementing Palliative Care Services in Jordan

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