SURVEY OF NURSE’S KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE IN SURGERY WARDS TOWARD ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS’S PAIN IN TEACHING HOSPITALS OF URMIA IN 2016

Lack of control and proper management of pain can lead to high costs for patients,
families and society as well as physiological and psychological effects in person. Because of that, nurses
compared to other health care workers spent more times with patients, therefore they should have
adequate preparation in the field of pain management. The aim of this study was to determine
knowledge, attitude and practice of nurses in surgery wards toward assessment and management of
patient’s pain.
Materials & Methods: This is a descriptive and analytic study that was carried out on 114 nurses that
work in surgical wards of teaching hospitals in Urmia by using census method for sampling. Data
collection tool was a structured questionnaire containng four parts: demographic data and special
questions concerning knowledge, attitude and practice. The data was analyzed by using descriptive and
inferential statistics, Spearman and Pearson correlation factors.
Results: Finding of study showed that mean and standard deviation of attitude score for participants was
55.54±5.92, for practice 10.46±2.57 and for knowledge 9.66±2.30. There was no statistical correlation
between demographic characteristics and mean score of knowledge, attitude and practice of nurses
toward assessment and management of patient pain but there was statistical corelation between
education experience about pain management and scores of knowledge and attitudes.
Conclusion: The result of this study showed that nurses have positive attitude and medium knowledge
and practice in assessment and management of patients pain therefore need to implement of education
program for nurses to acurate assessment and management of patients pain and for improve of caring
quality.