Bakir Ebru
Department of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Health Science, Izmir Katip Celebi University, Izmir, Turkey.
Pain Manag Nurs. 2025 Aug;26(4):e405-e410. doi: 10.1016/j.pmn.2025.01.002. Epub 2025 Feb 7.
To examine the incorporation of pediatric pain education within the curricula of undergraduate nursing programs, and to appraise the standard of educational content concerning pediatric pain based on IAPS Curriculum Outline on Pain for Nursing.
A descriptive content analysis study.
This study consisted of three phases. Initially, an online search was conducted to gather information on 4-year-undergraduate nursing programs from Turkey Council of Higher Education database via Google. In the second phase, official websites of identified undergraduate nursing programs were systematically searched to access their curricula. Finally, the teaching content at five universities that incorporated pediatric pain into their curricula was assessed according to the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP)'s Curriculum Outline on Pain for Nursing.
Among the 97 universities offering a 4-year undergraduate nursing program, only 26 incorporated pediatric pain education into their curricula. A detailed evaluation of five of these 26 universities, using the IASP-recommended curriculum outline on pain for nursing, revealed that none of the five institutions addressed 10 of the 36 essential topics. Furthermore, only 7 topics were consistently covered across all five programs. Most topics were addressed superficially, with an emphasis on pain nature and nonpharmacological interventions, while interprofessional pain management and clinical conditions were largely overlooked.
Through its unique findings from Turkey, this research provides additional evidence to the widely recognized problem of pediatric pain education being disregarded within nursing curricula.
The limited integration of pediatric pain content in Turkish nursing curricula poses a significant barrier to nurses' ability to manage pain in children effectively. Strengthening this aspect of education is essential to ensure nurses are equipped with the necessary skills to provide comprehensive and effective pain care, ultimately improving outcomes for pediatric patients.
考察本科护理专业课程中儿童疼痛教育的纳入情况，并根据国际疼痛研究协会（IASP）护理疼痛课程大纲评估儿童疼痛教育内容的标准。
描述性内容分析研究。
本研究包括三个阶段。首先，通过在线搜索，从土耳其高等教育委员会数据库经由谷歌收集有关四年制本科护理专业课程的信息。第二阶段，系统搜索已确定的本科护理专业课程的官方网站以获取其课程设置。最后，根据国际疼痛研究协会（IASP）的护理疼痛课程大纲，对五所将儿童疼痛纳入课程的大学的教学内容进行评估。
在提供四年制本科护理专业课程的97所大学中，只有26所将儿童疼痛教育纳入其课程。使用IASP推荐的护理疼痛课程大纲对这26所大学中的五所进行详细评估后发现，这五所院校均未涉及36个基本主题中的10个。此外，所有五个课程中始终涵盖的主题只有7个。大多数主题只是表面涉及，重点放在疼痛性质和非药物干预上，而跨专业疼痛管理和临床情况则基本被忽视。
本研究通过在土耳其获得的独特发现，为护理课程中忽视儿童疼痛教育这一广为人知的问题提供了更多证据。
土耳其护理课程中儿童疼痛内容整合有限，严重阻碍了护士有效管理儿童疼痛的能力。加强这方面的教育对于确保护士具备提供全面有效疼痛护理所需技能至关重要，最终可改善儿科患者的治疗效果。
