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Evaluating the French version of an online training course for a pediatric pain assessment scale
Julie Chartrand1, Juliana Choueiry2, Élyse Patry3
1Infirmière, Ph.D, professeure adjointe, École des sciences infirmières, Université d’Ottawa, chercheuse associée, Institut de recherche du Centre hospitalier pour enfants de l’Est de l’Ontario, Ottawa, Canada
Context:
There is no French-language training to educate nurses on the use of the Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability (FLACC) pain scale, whose scores guide the treatment of pediatric pain.
Aims:
The aim of this study was to evaluate a French online training program for the FLACC scale offered to Francophone undergraduate nursing students.
Methods:
Online training was offered to nursing students enrolled in a pediatric nursing course. Participants completed online questionnaires pre- and post-training to assess their perception of their knowledge and confidence, the accuracy of their pain assessment scores, as well as the usefulness and user-friendliness of the training.
Results:
The FLACC online training improved students’ perceived knowledge (p = 0.0004) and confidence (p = 0.0053) in the FLACC pediatric pain scale. Students’ accuracy of severe pain assessment scores significantly improved (p = 0.0159) and slightly improved for moderate pain (p = 0.6363). However, accuracy for mild pain assessment was slightly decreased post-training (p = 0.7686).
Discussion:
An improvement of the quality of videos linked to mild pain, and the quantity of videos for all levels of pain, is required for this study to be replicated among a larger sample.
Conclusion:
The online training fills the gap in nurses’ lack of knowledge about the use of the FLACC pain scale and improves access to quality training in French.
