"I feel your pain": a research study addressing perianesthesia health care providers' knowledge and attitudes toward pain.
Patients' feedback about their perianesthesia experience at an acute care 609-bed teaching hospital in Washington, DC, indicated that pain management was an area in need of improvement. A nonexperimental descriptive study related to pain management was conducted in the perianesthesia areas to assess the knowledge and attitudes of health care providers. McCaffrey and Ferrell's 38-item self-report questionnaire was given to anesthesia providers, preoperative nurses, Phase I nurses, and Phase II nurses (N=138). Seventy-two participants responded, yielding a 52% response rate. Results showed a statistically significant difference between the scores of the anesthesia care providers and the preoperative area nurses and between the Phase I nurses and the preoperative nurses. No statistically significant differences were found between the anesthesia providers, and Phase I and Phase II nurses, indicating that at this hospital, nurses who provide postoperative care have similar knowledge and attitudes regarding pain as the anesthesia providers.
Burns
Julie
J
Georgetown University Hospital, 3800 Reservoir Road NW, Washington, DC 20007, USA. jxb37@gunet.georgetown.edu.
Magee
Kerstin T
KT
Cooley
Hayley
H
Hensler
Anne
A
Montana
Joanne
J
Shumaker
Daria
D
Snyder
Jane
J
Polk
Artisha R
AR
D000046:Academic Medical Centers; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002983:Clinical Competence; D004219:District of Columbia; D030141:Feedback, Psychological; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D009719:Nurse Anesthetists / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D016528:Postanesthesia Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000193:education / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000193:education / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires