Nurses’ and Nursing Students’ Knowledge and Attitudes regarding Pediatric Pain

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of hospital pediatric nurses.

Time spent by the nurses with patients in pain (%)
0 to 50	37 (33.3%)
51 to 75	20 (18.0%)
76 to 100	54 (48.6%)
Years of nursing experience
1 to 5	54 (48.6%)
6 to 10	33 (29.7%)
>10	24 (21.6%)
Years of pediatric nursing experience
1 to 5	61 (55.0%)
6 to 10	33 (29.7%)
>10	17 (15.3%)
Are you a member of an organization or association of nursing?
No	108 (97.3%)
Yes	3 (2.7%)
Are you a member of a committee of hospital nursing?
No	111 (100%)
Does your pediatric facility have a Pain Management Protocol?
No	66 (59.5%)
Unknown	45 (40.5%)
Does your pediatric facility have a Pain Management Critical Pathway?
No	57 (51.4%)
Unknown	54 (48.6%)
Does your pediatric facility have a Pain Management Committee?
No	26 (23.4%)
Unknown	84 (75.7%)
How many professional journals do you read monthly?
0	71 (64.0%)
1	24 (21.6%)
2 to 4	16 (14.4%)