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Published on: January 27, 2010
Nurses' personal pain experiences and their pain management knowledge
1New Britain General Hospital, Connecticut, USA.
Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing
|September 4, 1999
Summary
Nurses with personal pain experiences had less initial knowledge of pain management. This personal history may affect nurses' ability to learn new pain management strategies.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Research
- Pain Management
- Medical Education
Background:
- Examines the relationship between nurses' personal pain experiences and their professional knowledge.
- Investigates how prior pain encounters influence learning about pain management.
Purpose of the Study:
- To determine if nurses' personal pain experiences correlate with their initial pain management knowledge.
- To assess the association between personal pain history and the capacity for learning advanced pain management techniques.
Main Methods:
- Secondary analysis of a descriptive correlational study.
- Utilized a one-group pretest-posttest design with 177 nurses reporting personal pain requiring treatment.
Main Results:
- Nurses reported 13 distinct pain types, with 94.4% of treatments being pharmacological.
- A significant negative correlation (r = -.23, p < .01) was found between personal pain experience and initial pain management knowledge.
Conclusions:
- Nurses' personal pain experiences may negatively influence their acquisition of pain management knowledge.
- Healthcare education programs should consider nurses' individual pain histories when designing pain management curricula.
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