Assessment of Nurses Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice towards Pharmacological Pain Management and Associated Factors in Adult Care Units in Selected Hospitals in Wolaita zone, South Ethiopia, 2021

Abstract

Effective pain management requires precise knowledge, attitude and competent assessment skills. Nurses should have basic knowledge and develop a positive attitude towards pain management. Little is known about the knowledge and there is no evidence to understand the attitude gaps and nurses' practices of pharmacological pain management by nurses working in South nation nationality people regional state of Wolaita Zone Hospitals. The aim of this study is to assess nurses’ KAP towards Pharmacological pain management and associated factors in adult care units in selected public hospitals in Wolaita Zone South Ethiopia, 2021. A cross-sectional research design was used to conduct this study from Feb -May, 2021; a simple random sampling method was used to select public hospitals of Wolaita Zone. A total of 273 nurses with a response rate (97.8%) participated in the study. Study participants were recruited by simple random sampling and a semi-structured self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data. The collected data were coded and entered into Epi data 4.2.0 and transferred to SPSS version 25 for further analysis. A logistic regression model was used for an association between independent versus out-come variables and considering the AOR, 95% CI and p <0.05 cutoff point as significant for all the independent variables.