Nurses' attitudes towards management of pain.
This research was carried out to discover nurses' attitudes towards and perceptions of post-operative pain management; knowledge of pain assessment; awareness of different methods of pain relief; and view of the necessity for education in post-operative pain management. The major findings of the research correlated with the authors' observations while undertaking audit. That is, that there is a need for conformity of pain assessment and pain scoring. It also showed a need for a focused education programme in postoperative pain management.
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D000758:Anesthesia / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015399:Nursing Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000451:nursing*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires