Knowledge and Attitude towards Pain Management among Nurses Working at University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia
Table 2
Description of knowledge items among nurses about pain management, University of Gondar comprehensive specialized hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019 (n = 387).
Questions
Categories
Frequency
Percentage (%)
Staff can always pick up cues from children that indicate that they are in pain
Yes
243
62.8
No
144
37.2
Because narcotics can cause respiratory depression, they should not be used in pediatric patients
Yes
132
34.1
No
255
65.9
It may often be useful to give a placebo to a patient in pain to assess if he is genuinely in pain
Yes
269
69.5
No
118
30.5
Estimation of pain by an M.D. or R.N. is as a measure of pain as a patient’s self-report
Yes
228
58.9
No
159
41.1
Patients having severe chronic pain often need higher dosages of pain meds than patients with acute pain
Yes
160
41.3
No
227
58.7
Distraction, for example, by the use of music or relaxation, can decrease the perception of pain
Yes
83
21.4
No
304
78.6
Increasing analgesic requirements are signs that the patient is becoming addicted to the narcotic
Yes
102
26.4
No
285
73.6
If a patient and/or patient family member reports that a narcotic is causing euphoria, she/he should be given a lower dose of the analgesic
Yes
131
33.9
No
256
66.1
One fourth of patients receiving narcotics around the clock become addicted
Yes
127
32.8
No
260
67.2
The preferred route of administration of narcotic pain relievers to patients with pain is IM
Yes
160
41.3
No
227
58.7
Patients can be maintained in a pain free state
Yes
104
26.9
No
283
73.1
Patients with chronic pain should receive pain medications at regular intervals with or without the presence of discomfort
