scholarly journals Impact of applying brief educational program on nurses knowledge, attitude, and practices toward pain management

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shalabia El-Sayead Abozead ◽  
Mahmoud Al-Kalaldeh ◽  
Omar Al-Tarawneh
Keyword(s):  
Pain Management ◽  
Pain Assessment ◽  
Educational Program ◽  
Pain Education ◽  
Knowledge And Attitudes ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude ◽  
Nurses Knowledge

<p><strong>Background:</strong> The role of pain education is well established in improving knowledge and attitude towards the adherence to pain assessment and management.</p><p><strong>Methods:</strong> A brief pain education program was delivered to assess nurses' knowledge and attitude towards pain assessment and management. The "KASRP" scale was used at three phases; pre, post, and three months' follow-up phases. Subsequent eight months observation on using pain assessment sheets was also performed.</p><p><strong>Results:</strong> One hundred and four nurses were assessed at the beginning, followed by 92 at the immediate post-test, and 70 at the follow-up. Although nurses scored lowest in having knowledge and attitudes prior to the program, a significant improvement was evident after delivering pain education. In addition, nurses' competency in pain assessment was maintained over the three months of assessment. Younger nurses with shorter clinical experience were found more reactive to the program than older nurses.</p><p><strong>Conclusions:</strong> A brief nurse-driven pain education has improved nurses' knowledge and attitude towards pain management.</p>

scholarly journals Development, Implementation and Evaluation of A Pain Management and Palliative Care Educational Seminar for Medical Students

2014 ◽  
Vol 19 (5) ◽  
pp. 230-234 ◽  
Author(s):  
Denise Paneduro ◽  
Leah R Pink ◽  
Andrew J Smith ◽  
Anita Chakraborty ◽  
Albert J Kirshen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Pain Management ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Test Scores ◽  
Pain Education ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Based Instruction ◽  
One Year ◽  
Educational Seminar

BACKGROUND: Despite calls for the development and evaluation of pain education programs during early medical student training, little research has been dedicated to this initiative.OBJECTIVES: To develop a pain management and palliative care seminar for medical students during their surgical clerkship and evaluate its impact on knowledge over time.METHODS: A multidisciplinary team of palliative care and pain experts worked collaboratively and developed the seminar over one year. Teaching methods included didactic and case-based instruction, as well as small and large group discussions. A total of 292 medical students attended a seminar during their third- or fourth-year surgical rotation. A 10-item test on knowledge regarding pain and palliative care topics was administered before the seminar, immediately following the seminar and up to one year following the seminar. Ninety-five percent (n=277) of students completed the post-test and 31% (n=90) completed the follow-up test.RESULTS: The mean pretest, post-test and one-year follow-up test scores were 51%, 75% and 73%, respectively. Mean test scores at post-test and follow-up were significantly higher than pretest scores (all P<0.001). No significant difference was observed in mean test scores between follow-up and post-test (P=0.559), indicating that students retained knowledge gained from the seminar.CONCLUSIONS: A high-quality educational seminar using interactive and case-based instruction can enhance students’ knowledge of pain management and palliative care. These findings highlight the feasibility of developing and implementing pain education material for medical students during their training.

scholarly journals Post-Operative Pain Management Knowledge and Attitude of Paediatric Nurses: a New Zealand Regional View

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Sue Smart
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Pain Management ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Pain Education ◽  
Knowledge And Attitudes ◽  
Post Operative Pain ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude ◽  
Regional Hospitals

<p><b>Pain and fear of pain are major concerns for many hospitalised patients. Nurses need to understand this pain, and be able to assess and manage it effectively. Despite advances in knowledge and an increased amount of nursing research related to pain management, literature continues to identify that infants, children and adolescents continue to experience unrelieved pain post surgery. Contemporary literature suggests that nurses’ knowledge and attitudes towards pain affects their pain management practices. Nurses in small regional hospitals often don’t have the support of paediatric pain specialists and therefore rely on their own knowledge, education and experience to manage the pain of the infants, children and adolescents in their care.</b></p> <p>This research explored the knowledge and attitudes towards paediatric post-operative pain, within the New Zealand context of small regional hospitals. It established how nurses working in these areas obtain and update their paediatric pain management knowledge, and what is it that influences their paediatric post-operative pain management practices. A questionnaire survey of registered nurses working in three small paediatric units (5 to 12 beds), in regional secondary service hospitals was undertaken. The questionnaire developed was based on the Paediatric Nurses Knowledge and Attitude Survey (PNKAS). The survey had a 79% (n=33) response rate. Findings corroborate many findings in previously published literature including that nurses do well in questions related to assessment. However pharmacological knowledge continues to be lacking. Results also indicated that while nurses have a good understanding about who is the best person to rate pain, this wasn’t carried through in the clinical scenarios provided. Education is clearly an important factor in improving the knowledge and attitudes needed in clinical practice.</p> <p>While this survey was somewhat limited, both in size and in that a clear correlation between the results and actual clinical practice could not be made, results are significant for the areas surveyed and for the development of pain education for nurses. Wider research into both pain education and clinical practice is needed. - II -Some of the first steps could be to survey the knowledge and attitude of those who instruct in undergraduate programs related to pain, and review what is being provided in the course programs, and then examine what is being offered within the clinical environments. Research, incorporating chart review and utilising open written questions and/or interviews, or group discussions would provide far more information on which to base recommendations for practice.</p>

scholarly journals The Role of Neurologists in Pain Management – Based on the Survey Conducted by the Korean Neurological Association in 2020

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 165-171
Author(s):  
Kyomin Choi ◽  
Ohyun Kwon ◽  
Sang Beom Kim ◽  
Yang-Ki Minn ◽  
Kee Duk Park ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pain Management ◽  
Pain Treatment ◽  
Pain Medicine ◽  
Pain Education ◽  
Spine Pain ◽  
Background Pain ◽  
Chief Complaints ◽  
Interventional Pain Management

Background: Pain is one of the most common chief complaints in neurological field. Authors try to inform the current situation of pain medicine in neurological practice and present an effective method for pain-related education during neurology residency and for practicing neurologists.Methods: A survey was conducted from November 16 to November 27, 2020 for members of the Korean Neurological Association, and the results were analyzed.Results: About two-thirds of neurologists replied that more than 25% of their patients were suffered from diverse pain including headache, spine pain or neuropathic pain. Despite many patients are visiting to neurologist for pain treatment, most neurologists are aware that they have not received sufficient practical pain education in the past and present. Therefore, they want more educational opportunities in pain medicine including interventional pain management and physical and pharmacologic therapies for more effective treatment.Conclusions: More follow-up studies on pain treatment and education should be conducted. It is also essential that the members of the society continue to interest and participate in the change of the pain education program.

Pain Management in the Critically Ill: What Do We Know and How Can We Improve?

1994 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 159-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michele A. Alpen ◽  
Marita G. Titler
Keyword(s):  
Critical Care ◽  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Pain Management ◽  
Critically Ill ◽  
Pain Assessment ◽  
Pain Control ◽  
Critical Care Nurses ◽  
Critical Care Units ◽  
Knowledge And Attitudes ◽  
Nurses Knowledge

Pain management in the critically ill is a challenge and a problem of great concern for critical care nurses. The authors review research on pain in the areas of pain assessment, nurses’ knowledge and attitudes, pharmacologic interventions, and nonpharmacologic interventions for the management of pain. Although the research base is not completely developed in the critically ill population, implications for practice are provided, based upon the findings in populations akin to the critically ill. Strategies are outlined for achieving improved pain control in critical care units through education, adoption of standards on pain management, and quality improvement activities

Implementation of a hospice pain-education programme

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (5) ◽  
pp. 214-220
Author(s):  
Joshua Borders
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Pain Management ◽  
Education Programme ◽  
Pain Education ◽  
Hospice Nurses ◽  
Nursing Knowledge ◽  
Educational Session ◽  
Knowledge And Attitudes ◽  
Knowledge Growth ◽  
Post Test

Background: No studies have explored the pain resource nurse curriculum in the hospice setting. This curriculum offers a structured method to teach pain management to nurses. Aims: The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of implementing a modified pain resource nurse curriculum on nursing knowledge in a community hospice agency. Methods: A modified and condensed version of the pain resources nurse curriculum was presented to community hospice nurses during two educational sessions. A pre-test–post-test assessment was conducted using a modified version of the Nursing Knowledge and Attitudes Survey Regarding Pain tool to assess knowledge growth from the educational sessions. Findings: For educational session 1, average correct responses rose slightly from the pre-test to the post-test. However, this increase was not found to be statistically significant. For educational session 2, average correct responses rose an average of 2.6 points. This increase was found to be statistically significant. Conclusions: Based on this pre-experimental study, there is evidence that the pain resources nurse curriculum can provide an instructional framework for teaching hospice nurses. However, further study is needed, including a more rigorous design.

scholarly journals Emergency nurses´ knowledge, attitude and perceived barriers regarding pain Management in Resource-Limited Settings: cross-sectional study

BMC Nursing ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Desale Tewelde Kahsay ◽  
Marianne Pitkäjärvi
Keyword(s):  
Pain Management ◽  
Pain Assessment ◽  
Emergency Departments ◽  
Perceived Barriers ◽  
Knowledge Level ◽  
Emergency Nurses ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude ◽  
Previous Training ◽  
Nurses Knowledge

Abstract Background Pain is a common phenomenon among emergency patients which may lead to chronic pain conditions and alteration of physiological function. However, it is widely reported that proper pain assessment and management, which is often accomplished by adequately trained nurses reduce the suffering of patients. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the emergency nurses´ knowledge, attitude and perceived barriers regarding pain management. Methods A cross-sectional quantitative study design was applied to determine the nurses´ knowledge level, attitude and the perceived barriers related to pain management. Hundred twenty-six nurses from the emergency departments of seven referral hospitals of Eritrea participated in the study. Data were collected in August and September 2017. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were used to summarize and elaborate on the results. Result In general, the knowledge level and attitude of the emergency nurses was poor. The participants’ correct mean score was 49.5%. Nurses with Bachelor’s Degree had significantly higher knowledge and attitude level compared to the nurses at the Diploma and Certificate level of professional preparation (95% CI = 7.1–16.7 and 9.4–19.1; p <  0.001) respectively. Similarly, nurses who had previous training regarding pain scored significantly higher knowledge level compared to those without training (95% CI =1.82–8.99; p = 0.003). The highest perceived barriers to adequate pain management in emergency departments were measured to be overcrowding of the emergency department (2.57 ± 1.25), lack of protocols for pain assessment (2.45 ± 1.52), nursing workload (2.44 ± 1.29) and lack of pain assessment tools (2.43 ± 1.43). There was no significant difference in perceived barriers among nurses with different demographic characteristics. Conclusion The emergency nurses’ knowledge and attitude regarding pain management were poor. Nurses with higher educational level and nurses with previous training scored significantly higher knowledge level. This indicates the need for nursing schools and the ministry of health to work together to educate nurses to a higher level of preparation for pain assessment and management.

scholarly journals Post-Operative Pain Management Knowledge and Attitude of Paediatric Nurses: a New Zealand Regional View

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Sue Smart
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Pain Management ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Pain Education ◽  
Knowledge And Attitudes ◽  
Post Operative Pain ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude ◽  
Regional Hospitals

<p><b>Pain and fear of pain are major concerns for many hospitalised patients. Nurses need to understand this pain, and be able to assess and manage it effectively. Despite advances in knowledge and an increased amount of nursing research related to pain management, literature continues to identify that infants, children and adolescents continue to experience unrelieved pain post surgery. Contemporary literature suggests that nurses’ knowledge and attitudes towards pain affects their pain management practices. Nurses in small regional hospitals often don’t have the support of paediatric pain specialists and therefore rely on their own knowledge, education and experience to manage the pain of the infants, children and adolescents in their care.</b></p> <p>This research explored the knowledge and attitudes towards paediatric post-operative pain, within the New Zealand context of small regional hospitals. It established how nurses working in these areas obtain and update their paediatric pain management knowledge, and what is it that influences their paediatric post-operative pain management practices. A questionnaire survey of registered nurses working in three small paediatric units (5 to 12 beds), in regional secondary service hospitals was undertaken. The questionnaire developed was based on the Paediatric Nurses Knowledge and Attitude Survey (PNKAS). The survey had a 79% (n=33) response rate. Findings corroborate many findings in previously published literature including that nurses do well in questions related to assessment. However pharmacological knowledge continues to be lacking. Results also indicated that while nurses have a good understanding about who is the best person to rate pain, this wasn’t carried through in the clinical scenarios provided. Education is clearly an important factor in improving the knowledge and attitudes needed in clinical practice.</p> <p>While this survey was somewhat limited, both in size and in that a clear correlation between the results and actual clinical practice could not be made, results are significant for the areas surveyed and for the development of pain education for nurses. Wider research into both pain education and clinical practice is needed. - II -Some of the first steps could be to survey the knowledge and attitude of those who instruct in undergraduate programs related to pain, and review what is being provided in the course programs, and then examine what is being offered within the clinical environments. Research, incorporating chart review and utilising open written questions and/or interviews, or group discussions would provide far more information on which to base recommendations for practice.</p>

scholarly journals The Impact of a Concussion-U Educational Program on Knowledge of and Attitudes about Concussion

2016 ◽  
Vol 43 (5) ◽  
pp. 659-664 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew E. Eagles ◽  
David J. Bradbury-Squires ◽  
Maria F. Powell ◽  
Justin R. Murphy ◽  
Graeme D. Campbell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Educational Program ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Knowledge And Attitudes ◽  
Hockey Players ◽  
Long Term Follow Up ◽  
Concussion Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude ◽  
The Impact

AbstractBackground: The diagnosis of a sports-related concussion is often dependent on the athlete self-reporting their symptoms. It has been suggested that improving youth athlete knowledge and attitudes toward concussion may increase self-reporting behaviour. The objective of this study was to determine if a novel Concussion-U educational program improves knowledge of and attitudes about concussion among a cohort of elite male Bantam and Midget AAA hockey players. Methods: Fifty-seven male Bantam and Midget AAA-level hockey players (mean age=14.52±1.13 years) were recruited from the local community. Each participant completed a modified version of the Rosenbaum Concussion Knowledge and Attitudes Survey–Student Version immediately before and after a Concussion-U educational presentation. Follow-up sessions were arranged 4 to 6 months after the presentation, and assessed retention of knowledge and attitude changes. Results: Forty-three players completed all three surveys. Concussion knowledge and attitude scores significantly (p<0.01) increased from pre- to post-presentation by 12.79 and 8.41%, respectively. At long-term follow-up, knowledge levels remained significantly (p<0.01) higher than baseline by 8.49%. Mean attitude scores were also increased at follow-up; however, this increase was not statistically significant. Conclusions: A Concussion-U educational program led to an immediate improvement in concussion knowledge and attitudes among elite male Bantam and Midget AAA hockey players. Increased knowledge was maintained at long-term follow-up, but improved attitude was not. Future studies should investigate whether similar educational programs influence symptom reporting and concussion incidence. In addition, they should focus on how to maintain improved concussion attitudes.

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