title: Pediatric nurses' knowledge and attitudes survey regarding pain.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study is to determine pediatric nurses' current attitudes and knowledge regarding pain.
  
  
  METHODS
  The Pediatric Nurses' Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Pain Survey was completed by a convenience sample of 274 nurses at a large children's medical center.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Sixty-six percent of the questions were answered correctly. Nurses with their master's degree scored significantly higher (75%). Hematology/oncology nurses (76%), nurses from the intensive care unit (71%), and emergency room nurses (70%) scored significantly higher than nurses from other patient care units.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Pain management knowledge deficiencies were identified, including assessment; pharmacologic management with opioids, nonopioids, and adjuvant medications; risks of addiction; risks of respiratory depression; nonpharmacologic pain interventions; and the treatment of procedural pain, surgical pain, and cancer pain.
authors.affiliation: Children's Medical Center of Dallas, Dallas, TX, USA.
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Manworren
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000700:Analgesics / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009720:Nurse Clinicians; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000451:nursing*; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000187:drug effects / Q000451:nursing*; D013041:Specialties, Nursing
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics