Pediatric Nurses' Knowledge and Attitude on Iatrogenic Narcotic Analgesic Withdrawal Symptoms Management
- Author:
Ka Young LEE
1
;
Jeong Yun PARK
Author Information
1. Registered Nurse, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Child;
Narcotics;
Analgesics;
Knowledge;
Attitude
- MeSH:
Analgesics;
Child;
Cross-Sectional Studies;
Education;
Humans;
Methods;
Narcotics;
Pediatric Nursing;
Seoul;
Substance Withdrawal Syndrome;
Tertiary Care Centers
- From:
Journal of Korean Critical Care Nursing
2018;11(3):35-44
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: This study investigates pediatric nurses' knowledge and attitudes regarding iatrogenic narcotic analgesic withdrawal symptoms management (INAWSM).METHOD: In this cross-sectional study, 253 pediatric nurses working at a tertiary hospital in Seoul participated. Instruments were the inventory consisting questionnaires on 35 items knowledge and 12 items attitude for INAWSM. Further, descriptive statistics, t-test, and analysis of variance were used to evaluate the nurses' knowledge and attitudes.RESULTS: The correct answers rate of knowledge toward INAWSM was 44.9%. With respect to the pediatric nurses' attitudes, the participants scored an average value of 2.83±0.25 out of 4 points. The factor related to the knowledge and attitude level was age, pediatric nursing experience, educational experience, and educational needs.CONCLUSION: Results revealed that pediatric nurses had inadequate knowledge and attitude on INAWSM despite a compulsory education. Therefore, it is necessary to develop an efficient INAWSM educational program.
