The Impact of an In-service Educational Program on Nurses' Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Pain Management in an Ethiopian University Hospital

Frontiers in Public Health

Gugsa N. Germossa¹ 

关键词: nurses;    pain management;    educational programs;    knowledge;    attitudes;    Ethiopia;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpubh.2018.00229

学科分类：卫生学

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Background: Although pain control for hospitalized patients is a central issue for all health care providers, nurses' knowledge, and attitudes are the major barriers. Educational program is a strategy to improve nurses' knowledge and attitudes on pain management. However, there is paucity of information on how in-service education program influences nurses' knowledge and attitudes score for pain management in Ethiopia. The objective of this study was therefore, to investigate the influence of an in-service educational program on nurses' knowledge and attitudes regarding pain management in an Ethiopian university hospital.

【 授权许可】

CC BY