title: [Pediatric pain management: what do German nurses know?].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  In order to provide efficient pain treatment clinicians need to know the latest developments in pain management and to implement this knowledge into clinical practice. The knowledge of pediatric nursing staff with regards to pediatric pain management has not yet been investigated. In this study we therefore investigated nurses' knowledge of pediatric pain management strategies.
  
  
  METHODS
  Nursing staff knowledge was analyzed using the German version of the PNKAS-Sr2002. This questionnaire was distributed to 310 pediatric nurses and the response rate was 51.3% (n=159). Analyses of variance (ANOVA) were conducted to examine whether educational level and work experience had an influence on knowledge. Independent from work experience the educational level of nurses is important for their knowledge in pediatric pain management.
  
  
  RESULTS
  On average nurses obtained a mean individual test score of 69.3%. Nurses with advanced qualification and nurses with 6-10 years work experience obtained the highest scores.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Pediatric nurses must be trained more efficiently in pediatric pain management so that an adequate pain management is available for children and adolescents.
authors.affiliation: Vodafone Stiftungsinstitut u. Lehrstuhl für Kinderschmerztherapie und Pädiatrische Palliativmedizin, Vestische Kinder- und Jugendklinik Datteln, Universität Witten/Herdecke, Datteln. P.vonLuetzau@kinderklinik-datteln.de
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: von Lützau
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hechler
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Herzog
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Menke
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zernikow
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D057179:Advanced Practice Nursing / Q000193:education*; D000700:Analgesics / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D059350:Chronic Pain / Q000451:nursing*; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy / Q000451:nursing; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003479:Curriculum; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000451:nursing; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000193:education*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics