[Pediatricians' and pediatric nurses' knowledge about pain in newborn infants and their practices in some provinces in Turkey].
This research was conducted as a descriptive study for the purpose of determining the status of pediatricians and nurses who work on pediatric wards about their recognizing, evaluating, and using appropriate nonpharmacologic interventions to treat pain in newborn infants. The study was conducted between March and May 2005. A total of 198 nurses and physicians were included in the sample, 31 of whom were from Sivas 1st Izzettin Keykavus State Hospital, 76 from Akdeniz University Medical Faculty Hospital, 45 from Mersin University Medical Faculty Research, Mersin State and Taurus State Hospitals and 46 from Ege University Medical Faculty Hospital. The data were collected using a 16-question survey form. Five of the survey questions were regarding the nurses' and physicians' sociodemographic characteristics and 11 contained questions directed at obtaining physicians and nurses' information about pain in newborns. The results of the research showed that the physicians and nurses were knowledgeable about newborn pain. It was determined that the pediatric nurses used nonpharmacologic methods during invasive procedures in the newborns but the physicians did not. In conclusion it is recommended that this issue receive more discussion in continuing education programs at hospitals for the purpose of encouraging nurses and physicians to use nonpharmacologic methods during invasive procedures that are done in newborns to facilitate a multidisciplinary team approach for pain management in newborn infants.
Efe
Emine
E
Akdeniz University Health School, Antalya, Turkey. eefe@akdeniz.edu.tr
Altun
Emine
E
Cetin
Hacer
H
Işler
Ayşegül
A
D000328:Adult; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007224:Infant Care; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009726:Nurses; D010146:Pain / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010820:Physicians; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014421:Turkey