A comparative study of intensive therapy unit and hospice nurses' knowledge on pain management.

摘要: Caring for patients in pain is a pivotal function of nursing practice In particular, control primary concern hospice nurses order to ensure comfort the terminal phase person's life, and also intensive therapy units caring who may have substantial related either pathologic conditions or treatment interventions difficulty communicating their This paper reports on study which aimed identify compare knowledge perceived adequacy acquisition pertaining theoretical, pharmacological non-pharmacological aspects its management using multiple-choice, short-answer open-ended questions The sample consisted 52 48 were further divided into beginners experts findings indicated that although received higher scores than nurses, both groups demonstrated lack specific content areas addition, few differences between subjects, general, not confident about analgesics, nor did they believe basic education had prepared them adequately care working environment clinical work hospital since qualification by subjects be most influential experiences learning