Status quo and influencing factors of pain nursing practice among nurses in third grade A hospitals in China
Abstract：Objective:To understand the status quo and influencing factors of pain nursing practice in third grade A hospitals in China,so as to provide references for improving clinical practice of pain nursing.Methods:A total of 140 nurses from third grade A hospitals in China were investigated with the self-designed questionnaire of pain nursing practice.Results:The total score of pain nursing practice was 48.03-±10.38,and the average score of overall items was 4.00±0.87,in which the item"patient education,non drug analgesia"scored the lowest,and the item"assessed the pain site"scored the highest.The scores of nurses in different economic zones,departments and jobs were significantly different(P＜0.05).The lack of time for pain nursing,inadequate knowledge of pain management and lack of attention to pain management were the main barriers to the implementation of pain nursing in nurses.Conclusions:The level of pain nursing practice needed to be improved urgently.Medical institutions needed to train nurses on the knowledge and skills of pain nursing so as to promote the knowledge and skills of nurses transforming to practice.
Keywords：pain nursingnursing practiceinfluencing factorsthird grade A hospitals
Publication Date：2017-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：6( 4193-4198 )