Knowledge, Attitude, and Associated Factors towards Nonpharmacological Pain Management among Nurses Working at Amhara Region Comprehensive Specialized Hospitals, Ethiopia

Table 4

Attitude of nurses towards nonpharmacological pain management among nurses working at Amhara region Comprehensive Specialized Hospitals, Ethiopia, in 2021 (N = 775).

Question	SD	D	N	A	SA
Pain cannot be seen in the patient’s behavior	346	175	92	101	61
Nonpharmacological therapies should be given to sick people	71	116	119	203	266
Distraction increases the intensity of pain	288	156	131	150	50
Nondrug interventions are very effective for severe pain than mild to moderate pain	291	199	112	114	59
Using pain assessment tools usually makes nursing more complicated and consumes time for other ward activities	228	190	139	135	83
Nurses are best judges of the patient’s pain intensity than doctors because they spend 24 hours with the patient	65	84	85	162	379
Nonpharmacological pain management education received during nurse training is adequate for effective pain management after graduation	238	182	128	142	85
The nurse’s role during nondrug pain management is to follow only the doctor’s orders	343	193	100	94	45
Are you willing to provide information related to nondrug methods to patients?	51	93	126	255	250
Are you willing to provide nonpharmacological methods to people who have pain?	50	86	118	253	268
It is not advised to use both pharmacological and nonpharmacological methods together	356	152	89	108	70
Preparing a patient for a procedure by explaining the procedure can decrease pain	68	110	102	225	270
Encouraging a patient in pain to think about pleasant and positive matters can relieve pain	47	84	119	262	263
Teaching patients about the correct breathing technique cannot alleviate his/her pain	263	188	130	133	61
Encouraging the patient by rewarding verbally cannot alleviate his/her pain	242	218	144	124	47
Encouraging the patient to relax different parts of his body can alleviate pain	42	95	104	246	288
Internal decoration of units does not affect the patient’s ability to manage pain	225	255	122	105	68
Are you willing to encourage family members to bring some of the patient’s belongings (pictures, pillows, etc.) to the unit?	56	78	116	225	300

SD = strongly disagree; D = disagree; N=neutral; A = agree; SA = strongly agree.