ISSN: 2155-6148
Department of Anesthesia, College of Health Science and Medicine, Wolaita Sodo University, Wolaita Sodo, Ethiopia
Research Article
Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Nurses towards Post-operative Pain Management in Wolaita Sodo University Teaching Referral Hospital, Ethiopia, Institutional Based Cross-sectional Study
Author(s): Getahun Dendir*, Ashagre Sintayehu and Walellign Anmut
Background: Patient recovery after surgery is one of the most important health processes in hospital healthcare.
Effective pain management requires precise knowledge, attitude, and competent assessment skills in practice.
Objective: To assess knowledge, attitude, and practice toward postoperative pain management among Nurses staff of
Wolaita Sodo University Teaching referral Hospital from May 13-28, 2019.
Method: Across sectional-study design was carried out in Wolaita Sodo University Teaching referral Hospital. All
nurses who were provided postoperative patient care were included. Data were collected using a pre-tested and
structured questionnaire by trained data collectors and then coded and entered into Epi data 3.5.1 and exported to
SPSS version 25 for cleaning and analysis. Descriptive statistics li.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2155-6148.20.11.958