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Sykepleieres og studenters kunnskap og holdninger til smerte og smertelindring hos voksne
Engelsk titel: Nurses´ and students knowledge and attitude regarding pain in adults Läs online Författare: Granheim, Tone Höilo ; Raaum, Kari ; Christophersen, Knut-Andreas ; Dihle, Alfhild Språk: Nor Antal referenser: 39 Dokumenttyp: Artikel UI-nummer: 16013930

Tidskrift

Sykepleien Forskning 2015;10(4)326-35 ISSN 0806-7511 KIBs bestånd av denna tidskrift Denna tidskrift är expertgranskad (Peer-Reviewed)

Sammanfattning

Background: Research reveals that nurses’ knowledge and attitudes are important for sufficient pain relief to the patient. By identifying areas of improvement, efforts can be made to improve pain management in nursing. Objective: To survey nurses’ and nurse students’ knowledge and attitudes regarding pain and pain relief. Methods: A cross-sectional study where the Norwegian version of the Nurses’ Knowledge and Attitudes Survey Regarding Pain (NKAS-N) was used. NKAS-N consists of 39 questions which address general pain management and pain relief. The study included 200 nurses and nurse students at one university hospital and one university college. Results: The final sample consisted of 165 participants giving a response rate of 83 %. The average of correct answers was 71.1% for the nurses and 58.5% for the nurse students. The nurses scored significantly higher than the nurse students (p < 0.001). Conclusion: The nurses and nurse students had an acceptable level of theoretical knowledge regarding pain relief in some areas. Even so, the study revealed that both groups were anxious about respiratory depression and opioid dependency. Further, there was a gap between what the nurses