Postoperative Pain Management among Registered Nurses in a Vietnamese Hospital

Table 3

Pain management at the department.

Characteristics	n	%
Availability in the department
Pain management service	59	67.0
Pain management guideline	30	33.3
Pain medication’s side effects management guideline	41	45.6
Prescription of pain relief medication based on pain assessment
Yes	58	64.4
No	23	25.6
Don’t know	9	10.0
Available pain relief medications
Paracetamol	88	97.8
Anti-inflammation	33	36.7
Morphine	44	48.9
Anesthesia	17	18.9
Ketamine	3	3.3
Antidepression	3	3.3
Antiseizure	2	2.2
Others	9	10.0