Research Article
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%) |
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