Pain assessment practice and associated factors among nurses working at adult care units in public hospitals in Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia, 2021

Table 2 Pain assessment practice among nurses working in adult care units at public hospitals, Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia, 2021 (n = 267)

Variables	Response	Frequency	Percent
Assess pain for their patients	Yes	197	73.8
Assess pain for their patients	No	70	26.2
Use self-report of pain as a valid measure of pain if a patient is able to communicate	Yes	144	53.9
	No	123	46.1
Use pain assessment scales/tools	Yes	142	53.2
Use pain assessment scales/tools	No	125	46.8
Assess patients’ pain before and after a procedure	Yes	147	55.1
Assess patients’ pain before and after a procedure	No	120	44.9
Document pain assessment scores	Yes	126	47.2
Document pain assessment scores	No	141	52.8
Discuss pain scores during a nurse-to-nurse report	Yes	63	23.6
Discuss pain scores during a nurse-to-nurse report	No	204	76.4
Use observation(patient’s behaviors and gestures) in pain assessment	Yes	120	44.9
	No	147	55.1
Use vital signs as extra indicators of the intensity of a patient’s pain/as a cue for pain assessment	Yes	134	50.2
	No	133	49.8

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