title: [Comparison between 2 groups of nursing professionals on the knowledge of pediatric pain].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare infant pain knowledge between a group of nurses who work in a pediatric hospital and one that works in a general hospital.
  
  
  METHODS
  Descriptive study based on the use of a validated questionnaire for assessing the knowledge and attitudes of nurses about pediatric pain (Pediatric Nurses' Knowledge and Attitude Survey Regarding Pain [PNKAS]). PNKAS questionnaire was distributed to the nursing staff of a pediatric hospital and a general hospital and the results were compared.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The average score obtained in the pediatric vs. the general hospital was: mean, 51.7% vs. 47.2%, 95% confidence interval, 47.5 to 56% vs. 43.6 to 50.8% (P=.098).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There were no differences between the scores in the PNKAS questionnaire between nurses working exclusively with children and nurses working with general population. Training on pediatric pain needs to be improved in nurses caring for sick children.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Pediatría, Hospital del Oriente de Asturias, Arriondas, España. Electronic address: carloslobete@gmail.com.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lobete Prieto
authors.affiliation: Sección de Cuidados Intensivos Pediátricos, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, España.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rey Galán
authors.affiliation: Erasmus Mundus Masters Candidate in Emergency and Critical Care Nursing, Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, España.
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Kiza
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002648:Child; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006769:Hospitals, General; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009729:Nursing; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Analgesia; Dolor; Enfermería; Nursing; Pain