Nurses’ Knowledge and Attitude towards Postoperative Pain Management in Ghana

Table 3

Attitude towards pain (211).

Variable	Correct	Incorrect
(1) Patients who can be distracted from pain usually do not have severe pain	87 (41.2%)	124 (58.8%)
(2) Patient may sleep in spite of pain	49 (23.2%)	162 (76.8%)
(3) Elderly patients cannot tolerate opioid for pain relief.	129 (61.1%)	82 (38.9%)
(4) Patients should be encouraged to endure as much pain as possible before using an opioid	121 (57.3%)	90 (42.7%)
(5) Children less than 11 years old cannot reliably report pain so clinicians should rely solely on parents for the child’s pain intensity	147 (69.7%)	64 (30.3%)
(6) Patients’ spiritual beliefs may lead them to think pain and suffering are necessary	176 (83.4%)	35 (16.6%)
(7) Giving patients sterile water by injection (placebo) is a useful test to determine if the pain is real	27 (12.8%)	184 (87.2%)
(8) The most likely reason a patient with pain would request increased doses of pain medication is	129 (61.1%)	82 (38.9%)
(9) Which of the following describes the best approach for cultural considerations in caring for patients in pain?	128 (60.7%)	83 (39.3%)