title: [Nursing team knowledge on behavioral assessment of pain in critical care patients].
abstract: This investigation consisted on a prospective cross-sectional study that aimed to describe the nursing team knowledge on behavioral assessment of pain. The study was conducted in a private hospital in the city of Sao Paulo, Brazil in November 2011, with nursing professionals from a general adult intensive care unit. They answered a questionnaire that contained sociodemographic data and questions related to knowledge about a behavioral assessment of pain. Descriptive data analysis was carried out and the average positive score was compared among categories using the Mann-Whitney test. Out of the 113 participants, over 70% have demonstrated knowledge of the main aspects of this assessment and there was no statistical significant difference among the professional categories. It was concluded that the knowledge of the professionals was satisfactory, but it can be improved.
authors.affiliation: Unidade de Terapia Intensiva (UTI) adulto do Hospital Sírio Libanês, São Paulo, SP, Brasil. rclaudiasouza@uol.com.br
authors.forename: Regina Cláudia Silva
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Souza
authors.affiliation: Sociedade Beneficente de Senhoras-Hospital Sírio Libanês, Brasil.
authors.forename: Dayse Maioli
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.affiliation: Sociedade Beneficente de Senhoras-Hospital Sírio Libanês, Brasil.
authors.forename: Mariana Bucci
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Sanches
authors.affiliation: Sociedade Beneficente de Senhoras-Hospital Sfrio Libanês, Brasil.
authors.forename: Andréa Maria Alice
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Gallo
authors.affiliation: Hospital Sirio Libanes, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Cassia Pimenta Barufi
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Martins
authors.affiliation: Escola de Enfermagem Universidade de São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Ivana Lúcia Correa Pimentel
authors.initials: IL
authors.lastname: Siqueira
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001938:Brazil; D064648:Critical Care Nursing / Q000193:education; D016638:Critical Illness / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004521:Educational Measurement; D005260:Female; D016304:Hospitals, Private; D006786:Hospitals, Urban; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D055809:Illness Behavior; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D008297:Male; D009633:Nonverbal Communication; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology*; D009728:Nursing Assistants / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology*; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis; D009746:Nursing, Team; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000451:nursing / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D059408:Pain Management / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives