Increasing nurses' knowledge and behavior changes in nonpharmacological pain management for children in China.
This study implemented pain education for Chinese nurses using a pre-post test design and compared their use of nonpharmacological methods in children's postoperative pain management. Results show that nurses' use of most of these methods for pain relief increased significantly, which helped to improve the quality of care for children. This study enriches nurses' knowledge in children's pain management and develops evidence for practice by demonstrating the need for hospitals to provide continuous pain education to nurses.
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Hong-Gu
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Department of Nursing Science, University of Kuopio, Kuopio, Finland. honggu.he@yahoo.com
Vehviläinen-Julkunen
Katri
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Pietilä
Anna-Maija
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Pölkki
Tarja
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D000328:Adult; D000698:Analgesia / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing*; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002648:Child; D002673:Child, Hospitalized; D002681:China; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000193:education; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000451:nursing*; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000379:methods; D013527:Perioperative Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000379:methods; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012064:Relaxation Therapy / Q000193:education; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires