Sze, Chai Li
(2007)
Knowledge and attitudes of pain
Management among nursing Students
In School of Health Sciences, USM.
Other.
PPSP, Universiti Sains Malaysia.
(Submitted)
Abstract
Lack of knowledge and negative attitudes of nurses towards
pain management had been linked to under treatment of pain in hospitalized patients.
Students must be equipped with knowledge, attitudes, and skills in an effort to provide
future nurses with adequate knowledge and attitudes of pain management, in order to
decrease the suffering of hospitalized patients. Unfortunately, the problems of lacking
adequate information and positive attitudes towards pain management among students have
been documented.
Objective: To determine the current pain management knowledge and attitudes of USM
nursing students, compare the level of pain management knowledge and attitudes between
second year, third year, and fourth year nursing students, and determine the relationship of
personal previous experience of pain with the knowledge and attitudes of nursing students'
regarding pain management.
Methodology: Cross-sectional and comparative in designs, this descriptive study included
second, third and fourth year degree nursing students (N=l07). Knowledge and attitudes
were examined via a questionnaire based on McCaffery and Ferrell's NKASRP with
reliability alpha 0. 76.
Result: On average, all nursing students scored 55.1 %, demonstrating significant
knowledge and attitudes deficiencies regarding pain management. Results from this study
revealed that no significant difference of knowledge and attitudes in pain management
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among second year, third year, and final year students. Result also revealed that previous
personal experience of pain did not made any contribution to knowledge and attitudes.
Conclusion: Undergraduate nursing curricula need to be evaluated from a number of
perspectives to improve the students' attitudes and knowledge of pain management.
Development of nursing program in pain management is urgently needed to increase and
disseminate pain education and knowledge.
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