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Nursing students and nurses' knowledge and attitudes regarding children's pain: A comparative cross-sectional study.

Thomas Bavo AzongoEvans OduroVictoria BamJoana Kyei-DompimCollins Kwadwo AhotoAnna Axelin
Published in: PloS one (2019)
Final year nursing students and nurses have unsatisfactory knowledge and attitudes regarding children's pain; which reiterates the need for urgent and effective educational efforts in this area. Regular in-service training should be offered to post-registration nurses to enhance their pediatric pain knowledge and attitudes for improved pain care in children.
Keyphrases
  • healthcare
  • mental health
  • nursing students
  • chronic pain
  • pain management
  • neuropathic pain
  • young adults
  • quality improvement
  • spinal cord injury
  • postoperative pain