Emine KARAMAN, Birgül VURAL DOĞRU, Yasemin YILDIRIM

Knowledge and attitudes of nursing students about pain management

Objectives: The purpose of the present study was to examine the knowledge and attitudes of Turkish nursing students about pain management. Methods: The participants in this cross-sectional study were 190 nursing students who were studying at a nursing faculty in western Turkey. The research data were collected between March and June of the academic year 2015–2016, using a Student Description Form and the Nurses’ Knowledge and Attitudes Survey Regarding Pain (NKASRP). Results: The mean age of the students in the study sample was 23.06±1.44 years. In all, 83.7% were female, 96.8% were unmarried, 94.7% were working as a nurse, and all had social security. The mean score of the NKASRP was 15.85±3.25%. A comparison of the knowledge scores with student characteristics revealed that only the status of current employment as a nurse demonstrated a significant difference. No significant difference was detected between the NKASRP score and variables such as age and the score of the worst pain ever experienced (p>0.05). Conclusion: It was determined that the students had a generally poor level of pain knowledge. It will improve the quality of life of patients if pain management is given a greater place in undergraduate education.

Hemşirelik öğrencilerinin ağrı yönetimi ile ilgili bilgi ve tutumları

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı intörn öğrencilerin ağrıya yönelik bilgi düzeylerini değerlendirmektir. Gereç ve Yöntem: Kesitsel tipteki bu çalışma örneklemini Türkiye’nin batısında öğrenim gören 190 hemşirelik fakültesi öğrencisi oluşturmuştur. Araştırma verileri, 2015–2016 yılı Mart-Haziran ayları arasında, “Öğrenci Tanıtım Formu ve Hemşirenin Ağrı ile İlgili Bilgi ve Tutum Anketi (NKASRP)” kullanarak toplanmıştır. Bulgular: Çalışma örneklemini oluşturan öğrencilerin yaş ortalaması 23.06±1.44 olup; %83.7’si kadın, %96.8’i bekar, %.5.3’ü hemşire olarak çalışmakta ve öğrencilerin tamamının sosyal güvencesi bulunmaktadır. Öğrencilerin NKASRP toplam puan ortalaması %15.85±%3.25 olarak bulunmuştur. Öğrencilerin bilgi puanları karşılaştırıldığında, yalnızca hemşire olarak görev yapanlarda anlamlı fark olduğu bulunmuştur. Yaş ve şimdiye kadar yaşanan en kötü ağrı skoru gibi değişkenler ile NKASRP arasında anlamlı bir fark bulunmamıştır (p>0.05). Sonuç: Öğrencilerin ağrı bilgi puanlarının düşük olduğu görülmüştür. Lisans eğitiminde ağrı yönetimine daha fazla yer verilmesinin hastaların yaşam kalitesini yükseltmeye yardımcı olacağı düşünülmektedir.

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