Assessment of factors influencing nurse's knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding pain management of hospitalized children

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Children frequently complain of pain. Even though the right to be pain-free is a basic human right, many hospitalized children do not get that right. The nurse's primary responsibility is to ensure that the patient receives enough pain relief. The aim of present study to assess the factors influencing knowledge, attitudes, and practices of nurses regarding pain management for hospitalized children. A descriptive cross- sectional study by using quantitative approach is conducted throughout the period of (25th September 2020 to 20th June 2022). It conducted at pediatric wards in Babylon hospital province, a purposive non-Probability sample consists of 300 subject was collected through a self-administration report questionnaire from nurses who work in hospitals of the Babylon province. Descriptive statistics, and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data. The results showed according to mean that Are pain management standards or protocols in hospital and designated area for charting pain (mean=1.04) were the most common factors influenced pain management related to organization, and parents belief that pain medications should be given as little as possible affects nurses ability to manage pain of children (1.29) were the most common factors influenced pain management.

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