Table 2 Knowledge of nurses toward pain management practices for admitted patients (n = 430) at Amhara Region Comprehensive Specialized Hospitals, 2022 G.C.
Variables | Category | n | % |
|---|---|---|---|
Patients are the most accurate judge of their pain | Yes | 246 | 57.2 |
Currently, pain is regarded as one of the vital signs | Yes | 421 | 97.9 |
Pain assessment before and after administering anti-pain | Yes | 425 | 98.8 |
Placebo is helpful to assess a patient if he/she is really in pain | Yes | 122 | 28.4 |
The patient should be advised to use non-drug techniques with pain medication | Yes | 398 | 92.6 |
Distraction using relaxation can decrease the perception of pain | Yes | 384 | 89.3 |
Side effects of opioids should be observed at least 20–30 min after administration | Yes | 354 | 82.3 |
Combining analgesics may result in better pain control with fewer side effects | Yes | 198 | 46.0 |
providing comfort and positioning may help to reduce pain | Yes | 419 | 97.4 |
Assessment is the priority for effective pain management | Yes | 400 | 93.0 |
Acetaminophen and NSAIDs are not effective for severe pain | Yes | 103 | 24.0 |
Subsequent doses of anti-pain should be adjusted according to the patient’s response | Yes | 360 | 83.7 |
Level of nurses’ knowledge of pain assessment and management | Good | 157 | 36.5 |
Poor | 273 | 63.5 |