title: Pain management: a nursing priority?
abstract: Literature suggests that nurses do not prioritize pain management. This study aimed to determine the importance paediatric nurses give to pain management and whether they report a need for further training. Paediatric nurses completed a training needs analysis questionnaire. Analysis demonstrates that nurses do not give pain management as high a priority as many of the other aspects of their role. Educational deficits about some areas of pain management were identified. Educational provision about pain needs re-evaluating at both the pre- and post-registration level.
authors.affiliation: University of Nottingham, School of Nursing, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham. alison.twycross@nottingham.ac.uk
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authors.lastname: Twycross
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002648:Child; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training; D008297:Male; D020380:Needs Assessment / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology*; D010146:Pain / Q000451:nursing* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000193:education* / Q000379:methods*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires