Attitudes of Undergraduate Bachelors of Science in Nursing Students Towards Pain Management
Author | : Kyle McDaniel |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 54 |
Release | : 2014 |
ISBN-10 | : OCLC:903490213 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (13 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Pain management is an aspect of patient care that all nursing professionals will encounter regardless of the specific populations that they serve. Pain affects approximately 76 million adults in the United States. In order for nursing professionals to adequately assess and manage pain they must first have an appropriate attitude in relation to pain management for patients. This study specifically addressed nursing student's attitudes twoards pain in an undergraduate baccalaureate nursing program in the Midwest. A quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional comparison study incorporated a convenience sample of 282 participants. There was a difference identified in the knowledge and attitudes of students by their level within the program (F(4,277)=15.836, p=0.0001), however the greatest differences were identified between the first and second level (the second level being where the concept of pain is taught) followed by a decline. Appropriateness of answers to question one (assessment) were found to be directly correlated accurate treatment decisions by participants in question two (intervention), both when the patient was smiling (r(280)=0.14, p