Knowledge on Nonpharmacological Methods of Pain Management among Nurses at Bindura Hospital, Zimbabwe.

Q2 Medicine
Estele Mwanza, Reginald Dennis Gwisai, Chiratidzo Munemo
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This study is a quantitative descriptive study, which was conducted with an aim to assess the knowledge on nonpharmacological methods of pain management among registered general nurses at Bindura Hospital. This is because most nurses focus more on pharmacological pain management than nonpharmacological therapies which are given less attention or accord. This study used a descriptive study design, which is a nonexperimental research design so as to obtain information about registered nurses knowledge on nonpharmacological pain management. A convenience sampling technique was utilised to select a sample of seventy-five participants. Data were collected by the researcher who distributed self-administered questionnaires to available registered nurses after obtaining informed consent at Bindura Provincial Hospital. The mean knowledge score for this study was 48.6% and was below a pass mark of 50% and far below 80% which is the minimal acceptable level of knowledge on the Nurses Knowledge and Attitude Scale. A minimum knowledge score of 16% was obtained from participants showing lack of knowledge on indications of nonpharmacological pain therapies and a maximum knowledge score of 97.3% was shown on knowledge on nonpharmacological techniques. The following conclusion was drawn from the research findings; the study showed that the nurses have poor knowledge regarding nonpharmacological pain management as indicated by mean knowledge score of 48.6%. The researcher therefore recommends that the nursing practice should take an initiative in ensuring that all practicing nurses practice the highest possible pain management nursing care and that opportunities should be made available for nurses to be educated in effective pain management utilising nonpharmacological therapies.

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津巴布韦宾杜拉医院护士疼痛管理的非药物方法知识。
本研究是一项定量描述性研究,旨在评估宾杜拉医院注册全科护士对疼痛管理的非药物方法的了解。这是因为大多数护士更多地关注药物疼痛管理,而不是关注或不太一致的非药物疗法。本研究采用描述性研究设计,这是一种非实验性研究设计,目的是获取注册护士在非药物疼痛管理方面的知识。采用方便抽样技术从七十五名参与者中抽取样本。数据是由研究人员收集的,他们在获得宾杜拉省医院的知情同意后,向现有的注册护士分发了自我管理的问卷。这项研究的平均知识得分为48.6%,低于50%的及格分数,远低于护士知识和态度量表上可接受的最低知识水平80%。缺乏非药物疼痛疗法适应症知识的参与者的最低知识得分为16%,非药物技术知识的最高知识得分为97.3%。根据研究结果得出以下结论:;研究表明,护士在非药物疼痛管理方面的知识水平很低,平均知识得分为48.6%。因此,研究人员建议护理机构应采取主动,确保所有执业护士都能尽可能地进行疼痛管理护理,并为护士提供受过使用非药物疗法进行有效疼痛管理的教育。
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Pain Research and Treatment
Pain Research and Treatment Medicine-Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
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