Assessment of Nurses Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice towards Pharmacological Pain Management and Associated Factors in Adult Care units in Selected Hospitals in Wolaita zone, South Ethiopia, 2021
| dc.contributor.advisor | Argaw Zeleke( Prof) | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Alemu Wuduma(PhD) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Melile Badege | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-10-19T11:53:41Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-06T08:51:16Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-10-19T11:53:41Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-06T08:51:16Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021-05 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Effective pain management requires precise knowledge, attitude and competent assessment skills. Nurses should have basic knowledge and develop a positive attitude towards pain management. Little is known about the knowledge and there is no evidence to understand the attitude gaps and nurses' practices of pharmacological pain management by nurses working in South nation nationality people regional state of Wolaita Zone Hospitals. The aim of this study is to assess nurses’ KAP towards Pharmacological pain management and associated factors in adult care units in selected public hospitals in Wolaita Zone South Ethiopia, 2021. A cross-sectional research design was used to conduct this study from Feb -May, 2021; a simple random sampling method was used to select public hospitals of Wolaita Zone. A total of 273 nurses with a response rate (97.8%) participated in the study. Study participants were recruited by simple random sampling and a semi-structured self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data. The collected data were coded and entered into Epi data 4.2.0 and transferred to SPSS version 25 for further analysis. A logistic regression model was used for an association between independent versus out-come variables and considering the AOR, 95% CI and p <0.05 cutoff point as significant for all the independent variables. The findings of this study revealed that slightly more than half of nurses 53.6% who participated in this study had shown good knowledge about pain management. Regarding the attitude of Nurses towards pain management slightly more than half 52.1%) had a positive attitude and nearly half off, 49.4% of nurses had a good practice. Finally, a score of nurses' practice was significantly associated with training, nurse's attitude, assessing patients able to communicate and assessing before & after anti-pain administration. The result of this study showed that nurses had poor practice towards pain management. The hospital's administrative bodies should provide a convenient training program regarding pain and its management to staff nurses. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/28254 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababa University | en_US |
| dc.subject | Pharmacological Pain management, nurses, knowledge, Attitude and practice. | en_US |
| dc.title | Assessment of Nurses Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice towards Pharmacological Pain Management and Associated Factors in Adult Care units in Selected Hospitals in Wolaita zone, South Ethiopia, 2021 | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |