Effect of pain management training to junior nurses' practice of pain assessment
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-2907.2012.36.029
- VernacularTitle:疼痛管理培训对低年资护士疼痛评估实践效果的影响
- Author:
Qiu-Shi ZHANG
1
;
Ming-Xian GUO
;
Xue-Hui HU
;
Cui-Cui LI
;
Ting FENG
Author Information
1. 第四军医大学护理学院
- Keywords:
Junior nurse;
Pain management training;
Assessment evaluate
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2012;18(36):4424-4427
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To evaluate the effect of pain management training to junior nurses' practice of pain assessment,to provide evidence for continuing education of pain management.Methods 60 junior nurses were randomly assigned to experimental group(30 cases) and the control group (30 cases).Nurses in control group received convention education,whereas nurses in experimental group received a pain management training for four weeks.The practice of pain assessment of two groups were compared after 4-week training.Results After training,the knowledge and attitude of pain management of nurses in experimental group scored an average of (29.20 ± 3.25),whereas the average score of nurses in control group is (16.83 ± 2.87).There was significance difference between two groups (t =-15.625,P ＜ 0.01) ; in terms of the contents of pain assessment,nurses in experimental group were more sufficient and more accurate (t =-14.726,P ＜ 0.01).Regarding the practice of pain assessment the mean score of nurses in experimental group and control group were (6.70±1.47) and (2.93 ±0.87).There was significant difference between two groups (t =12.11,P ＜0.01).For using pain assessment tool,the nurses in experimental group get 100.0％ correct rate,whereas nurses in control group get 30.0％ correct rate,which shows significant differences statistically (x2 =27.81,P ＜ 0.01).Conclusions The pain management training can improve nurses' pain knowledge,attitude,as well as promote the accuracy of nurses 'assessment practice consequently.
