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ArticleNursing reports (Pavia, Italy)2024

Nurses' Knowledge and Attitudes about Adult Post-Operative Pain Assessment and Management: Cross Sectional Study in Qatar.

Haya Samara, Lily O'Hara, Kalpana Singh

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Haya SamaraNursing Education Department, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha 122014, Qatar.ORCID 0000-0002-1509-2177
Lily O'HaraDepartment of Public Health, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha P.O. Box 2713, Qatar.ORCID 0000-0003-3000-7863
Kalpana SinghDepartment of Nursing Research, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha 122014, Qatar.ORCID 0000-0002-2273-5062

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backgroundPain is a complex and challenging phenomenon. People have different pain experiences, but everyone has the right to effective pain management. Pain assessment and management are integral components of a nurse's role.

aimTo assess the knowledge and attitudes of nurses in Qatar about adult post-operative patients' pain assessment and management, and the factors that may be associated with such knowledge and attitudes.

methodsPost-operative registered nurses from all peri-operative areas at Hamad Medical Corporation participated in a cross-sectional online survey using a self-administered questionnaire. A knowledge and attitudes (K&A) score was calculated. Associations between K&A and potential explanatory variables were assessed using

resultsA total of 151 post-operative nurses participated in the study. The mean knowledge and attitudes (K&A) score was 19.6 ± 4.5 out of 41 (48%), indicating a large deficit in nurses' knowledge and attitudes about adult post-operative pain. There were no statistically significant differences in the mean K&A scores of participants based on gender, nationality, education level, marital status, workplace facility, current job designation, or hours of pain education.

conclusionsThere is a significant deficit in post-operative nurses' knowledge and attitudes about pain across the nursing workforce in post-operative care. Implications for nursing education and policy: Evidence-based, innovative nursing education courses are needed to improve nurses' knowledge and attitudes about pain assessment and management. Health service policy is required to ensure that evidence-based in-service education on pain management is compulsory for all nurses. This study was not registered.

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adult post-operativeattitudesknowledgenursespain assessmentpain managementQatar

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