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Knowledge and Practice of Nurses and Associated Factors in Managing Neonatal Pain at Selected Public Hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2020.

Berhanu Wordofa GiruBerhanu WordofaWudma AlemuTeshome Habte Wurjine
Published in: Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare (2021)
According to the results of the current research, the majority (85.2%) of participants knew that the vital signs of new-borns can be affected by pain. However, only 60.9% of nurses considered pain as one of the vital signs in new-borns. This indicates that neonatal pain may not be assessed as frequently as a vital sign. And the finding reveals that nurses had poor practice but had adequate knowledge in managing neonatal pain. The respective hospitals and Ethiopian Ministry of Health should provide gap-filling training on neonatal pain management to the nurses.
Keyphrases
  • pain management
  • healthcare
  • chronic pain
  • mental health
  • neuropathic pain
  • primary care
  • public health
  • emergency department
  • quality improvement
  • risk assessment
  • human health
  • electronic health record