Nurses’ Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Pain Assessment and Management in Saudi Arabia
Inadequate pain management affects the patient outcome. Pain assessment and management are fundamental in nursing care, and nurses must be equipped with adequate knowledge and a positive attitude toward pain assessment and management. This study aims to evaluate nurses’ knowledge and attitudes regar...
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| author | Khaled M. AL-Sayaghi Hammad A. Fadlalmola Wael A. Aljohani Ali M. Alenezi Dalal T. Aljohani Thana A. Aljohani Sameer A. Alsaleh Khalid A. Aljohani Mohammed S. Aljohani Naif S. Alzahrani Ayman A. Alamri Amraa H. Alhousah Mumtaz F. Khan |
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| description | Inadequate pain management affects the patient outcome. Pain assessment and management are fundamental in nursing care, and nurses must be equipped with adequate knowledge and a positive attitude toward pain assessment and management. This study aims to evaluate nurses’ knowledge and attitudes regarding pain assessment and management at King Fahad Hospital, Al-Madinah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. A quantitative, cross-sectional survey, using a self-administered questionnaire, was conducted from January to February 2020 with 660 registered nurses working in the Emergency Department, critical care units, inpatient and outpatient departments at King Fahad Hospital in Al-Medinah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The data were analyzed with descriptive and inferential statistics. Of the 660 nurses, 291 responded, resulting in a response rate of 44.09%. The participants’ scores ranged from 17.7% to 100%, with a mean score 45.29%. The majority of the participants (70.1%) had a poor level of knowledge and attitudes (score < 50%). Nurses working in the outpatient department scored significantly higher than the group working in the Emergency Department and inpatient wards. Deficient knowledge and negative attitudes were found and nurses continue to underassess and undertreat pain. Nursing school curricula and in-service continuous education must equip nurses with the required knowledge and attitudes to enable them to manage pain effectively. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8a9c89feffa64a448a980cce456168682023-11-24T01:22:59ZengMDPI AGHealthcare2227-90322022-03-0110352810.3390/healthcare10030528Nurses’ Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Pain Assessment and Management in Saudi ArabiaKhaled M. AL-Sayaghi0Hammad A. Fadlalmola1Wael A. Aljohani2Ali M. Alenezi3Dalal T. Aljohani4Thana A. Aljohani5Sameer A. Alsaleh6Khalid A. Aljohani7Mohammed S. Aljohani8Naif S. Alzahrani9Ayman A. Alamri10Amraa H. Alhousah11Mumtaz F. Khan12Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, College of Nursing, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah 42353, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Community Health Nursing, College of Nursing, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah 42353, Saudi ArabiaNursing Administration Department, King Fahad Hospital, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah 42351, Saudi ArabiaNursing Audit Department, King Fahad Hospital, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah 42351, Saudi ArabiaNursing Education and Research Department, King Fahad Hospital, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah 42351, Saudi ArabiaNursing Education and Research Department, King Fahad Hospital, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah 42351, Saudi ArabiaNursing Education and Research Department, King Fahad Hospital, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah 42351, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Community Health Nursing, College of Nursing, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah 42353, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Medical Surgical Nursing, College of Nursing, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah 42353, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Medical Surgical Nursing, College of Nursing, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah 42353, Saudi ArabiaNursing Audit Department, King Fahad Hospital, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah 42351, Saudi ArabiaNursing Education and Research Department, King Fahad Hospital, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah 42351, Saudi ArabiaNursing Education and Research Department, King Fahad Hospital, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah 42351, Saudi ArabiaInadequate pain management affects the patient outcome. Pain assessment and management are fundamental in nursing care, and nurses must be equipped with adequate knowledge and a positive attitude toward pain assessment and management. This study aims to evaluate nurses’ knowledge and attitudes regarding pain assessment and management at King Fahad Hospital, Al-Madinah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. A quantitative, cross-sectional survey, using a self-administered questionnaire, was conducted from January to February 2020 with 660 registered nurses working in the Emergency Department, critical care units, inpatient and outpatient departments at King Fahad Hospital in Al-Medinah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The data were analyzed with descriptive and inferential statistics. Of the 660 nurses, 291 responded, resulting in a response rate of 44.09%. The participants’ scores ranged from 17.7% to 100%, with a mean score 45.29%. The majority of the participants (70.1%) had a poor level of knowledge and attitudes (score < 50%). Nurses working in the outpatient department scored significantly higher than the group working in the Emergency Department and inpatient wards. Deficient knowledge and negative attitudes were found and nurses continue to underassess and undertreat pain. Nursing school curricula and in-service continuous education must equip nurses with the required knowledge and attitudes to enable them to manage pain effectively.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/10/3/528nurses’ knowledgenurses’ attitudespain assessmentpain managementSaudi Arabia |
| spellingShingle | Khaled M. AL-Sayaghi Hammad A. Fadlalmola Wael A. Aljohani Ali M. Alenezi Dalal T. Aljohani Thana A. Aljohani Sameer A. Alsaleh Khalid A. Aljohani Mohammed S. Aljohani Naif S. Alzahrani Ayman A. Alamri Amraa H. Alhousah Mumtaz F. Khan Nurses’ Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Pain Assessment and Management in Saudi Arabia Healthcare nurses’ knowledge nurses’ attitudes pain assessment pain management Saudi Arabia |
| title | Nurses’ Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Pain Assessment and Management in Saudi Arabia |
| title_full | Nurses’ Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Pain Assessment and Management in Saudi Arabia |
| title_fullStr | Nurses’ Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Pain Assessment and Management in Saudi Arabia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nurses’ Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Pain Assessment and Management in Saudi Arabia |
| title_short | Nurses’ Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Pain Assessment and Management in Saudi Arabia |
| title_sort | nurses knowledge and attitudes regarding pain assessment and management in saudi arabia |
| topic | nurses’ knowledge nurses’ attitudes pain assessment pain management Saudi Arabia |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/10/3/528 |
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