Nurses’ Knowledge and Attitudes about Adult Post-Operative Pain Assessment and Management: Cross Sectional Study in Qatar
<p dir="ltr">Background: Pain is a complex and challenging phenomenon. People have different pain experiences, but everyone has the right to effective pain management. Pain assessment and management are integral components of a nurse’s role. Aim: To assess the knowledge and attitudes...
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| author | Haya Samara (19757094) |
| author2 | Lily O’Hara (19757097) Kalpana Singh (3838960) |
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| dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv | Haya Samara (19757094) Lily O’Hara (19757097) Kalpana Singh (3838960) |
| dc.date.none.fl_str_mv | 2024-08-21T03:00:00Z |
| dc.identifier.none.fl_str_mv | 10.3390/nursrep14030153 |
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| dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv | Health sciences Nursing knowledge attitudes adult post-operative pain assessment pain management Qatar nurses |
| dc.title.none.fl_str_mv | Nurses’ Knowledge and Attitudes about Adult Post-Operative Pain Assessment and Management: Cross Sectional Study in Qatar |
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| description | <p dir="ltr">Background: Pain is a complex and challenging phenomenon. People have different pain experiences, but everyone has the right to effective pain management. Pain assessment and management are integral components of a nurse’s role. Aim: To assess the knowledge and attitudes of nurses in Qatar about adult post-operative patients’ pain assessment and management, and the factors that may be associated with such knowledge and attitudes. Methods: Post-operative registered nurses from all peri-operative areas at Hamad Medical Corporation participated in a cross-sectional online survey using a self-administered questionnaire. A knowledge and attitudes (K&A) score was calculated. Associations between K&A and potential explanatory variables were assessed using t-tests and one-way ANOVA. Results: A total of 151 post-operative nurses participated in the study. The mean knowledge and attitudes (K&A) score was 19.6 ± 4.5 out of 41 (48%), indicating a large deficit in nurses’ knowledge and attitudes about adult post-operative pain. There were no statistically significant differences in the mean K&A scores of participants based on gender, nationality, education level, marital status, workplace facility, current job designation, or hours of pain education. Conclusions: There is a significant deficit in post-operative nurses’ knowledge and attitudes about pain across the nursing workforce in post-operative care. Implications for nursing education and policy: Evidence-based, innovative nursing education courses are needed to improve nurses’ knowledge and attitudes about pain assessment and management. Health service policy is required to ensure that evidence-based in-service education on pain management is compulsory for all nurses. This study was not registered.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Nursing Reports<br>License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nursrep14030153" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nursrep14030153</a></p> |
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| spelling | Nurses’ Knowledge and Attitudes about Adult Post-Operative Pain Assessment and Management: Cross Sectional Study in QatarHaya Samara (19757094)Lily O’Hara (19757097)Kalpana Singh (3838960)Health sciencesNursingknowledgeattitudesadult post-operativepain assessmentpain managementQatarnurses<p dir="ltr">Background: Pain is a complex and challenging phenomenon. People have different pain experiences, but everyone has the right to effective pain management. Pain assessment and management are integral components of a nurse’s role. Aim: To assess the knowledge and attitudes of nurses in Qatar about adult post-operative patients’ pain assessment and management, and the factors that may be associated with such knowledge and attitudes. Methods: Post-operative registered nurses from all peri-operative areas at Hamad Medical Corporation participated in a cross-sectional online survey using a self-administered questionnaire. A knowledge and attitudes (K&A) score was calculated. Associations between K&A and potential explanatory variables were assessed using t-tests and one-way ANOVA. Results: A total of 151 post-operative nurses participated in the study. The mean knowledge and attitudes (K&A) score was 19.6 ± 4.5 out of 41 (48%), indicating a large deficit in nurses’ knowledge and attitudes about adult post-operative pain. There were no statistically significant differences in the mean K&A scores of participants based on gender, nationality, education level, marital status, workplace facility, current job designation, or hours of pain education. Conclusions: There is a significant deficit in post-operative nurses’ knowledge and attitudes about pain across the nursing workforce in post-operative care. Implications for nursing education and policy: Evidence-based, innovative nursing education courses are needed to improve nurses’ knowledge and attitudes about pain assessment and management. Health service policy is required to ensure that evidence-based in-service education on pain management is compulsory for all nurses. This study was not registered.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Nursing Reports<br>License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nursrep14030153" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nursrep14030153</a></p>2024-08-21T03:00:00ZTextJournal contributioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontextcontribution to journal10.3390/nursrep14030153https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Nurses_Knowledge_and_Attitudes_about_Adult_Post-Operative_Pain_Assessment_and_Management_Cross_Sectional_Study_in_Qatar/27130119CC BY 4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:figshare.com:article/271301192024-08-21T03:00:00Z |
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| title | Nurses’ Knowledge and Attitudes about Adult Post-Operative Pain Assessment and Management: Cross Sectional Study in Qatar |
| title_full | Nurses’ Knowledge and Attitudes about Adult Post-Operative Pain Assessment and Management: Cross Sectional Study in Qatar |
| title_fullStr | Nurses’ Knowledge and Attitudes about Adult Post-Operative Pain Assessment and Management: Cross Sectional Study in Qatar |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nurses’ Knowledge and Attitudes about Adult Post-Operative Pain Assessment and Management: Cross Sectional Study in Qatar |
| title_short | Nurses’ Knowledge and Attitudes about Adult Post-Operative Pain Assessment and Management: Cross Sectional Study in Qatar |
| title_sort | Nurses’ Knowledge and Attitudes about Adult Post-Operative Pain Assessment and Management: Cross Sectional Study in Qatar |
| topic | Health sciences Nursing knowledge attitudes adult post-operative pain assessment pain management Qatar nurses |