Heath D L
Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, USA.
Aust J Adv Nurs. 1998;16(2):15-8.
Pain management is widely acknowledged as being a significant concern for many health professionals. Effective management of patients' pain is a crucial nursing activity dependent on accurate pain knowledge, attitudes, and assessment. The development of a questionnaire by McCaffery and Ferrell allowed the quantification of registered nurses' knowledge and attitudes concerning their pain management decisions. When this questionnaire was applied to registered nurses working in four different hospital departments within an Australian hospital, the results showed that many nurses have inadequate knowledge and attitudinal barriers that may hamper effective pain management decisions. These results demonstrate that Australian registered nurses may have knowledge deficiencies and attitudinal barriers similar to their overseas counterparts.
疼痛管理被广泛认为是许多医疗专业人员的重大关切。对患者疼痛进行有效管理是一项关键的护理活动，这依赖于准确的疼痛知识、态度和评估。麦卡弗里和费雷尔编制的一份问卷，使得对注册护士在疼痛管理决策方面的知识和态度进行量化成为可能。当这份问卷应用于澳大利亚一家医院四个不同科室工作的注册护士时，结果显示许多护士知识不足且存在态度障碍，这可能会妨碍有效的疼痛管理决策。这些结果表明，澳大利亚注册护士可能存在与海外同行类似的知识缺陷和态度障碍。
