Table 2 Evaluation of the level of knowledge of nurses on pediatric pain management
No. | Questions | Responses | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Narcotics on a regular schedule is preferred over PRN schedule for continuous pain | Yes No | 160 74 | 68.4 31.6 |
2. | Accurate judge of the intensity of the patient’s pain is the patient | Yes No | 175 59 | 74.8 25.2 |
3. | Distraction by use of music or relaxation decrease feeling of pain | Yes No | 199 35 | 85 15 |
4. | Increasing narcotic analgesic requirement are signs, patient is becoming addicted | Yes No | 188 46 | 80.3 19.7 |
5. | Severe chronic pain often needs higher dosages of pain medications than acute pain | Yes No | 192 42 | 82.1 17.9 |
6. | Narcotics for pediatric patients can cause respiratory depression | Yes No | 187 47 | 79.9 20.1 |
7. | Analgesics for chronic pain are needed | Yes No | 206 28 | 88 12 |
8. | Analgesics for cancer pain are needed | Yes No | 208 26 | 88.9 11.1 |
9. | Reports of patient/family, narcotic causing euphoria, should be given a lower dose of the analgesic | Yes No | 168 66 | 71.8 28.2 |
10. | Do children need better attention for managing their pain? | Yes No | 215 19 | 93.6 6.4 |