Nurses knowledge and practice regarding post-operatives pain management in orthopedic ward at Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia (Hospital USM)
The purpose of this descriptive study was to determine nurses' knowledge and practice levels regarding post-operatives pain management in orthopaedic ward at Hospital USM. Nurses of all three orthopaedic wards in Hospital USM were recruited. A descriptive cross sectional study was conducted...
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| Format: | Monograph |
| Language: | English |
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Pusat Pengajian Sains Kesihatan, Universiti Sains Malaysia
2013
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.usm.my/57477/ http://eprints.usm.my/57477/1/NURUL%20ANATI%20BINTI%20AHMAD%20SOKOR-24%20pages.pdf |
| Summary: | The purpose of this descriptive study was to determine nurses' knowledge and
practice levels regarding post-operatives pain management in orthopaedic ward at
Hospital USM. Nurses of all three orthopaedic wards in Hospital USM were recruited.
A descriptive cross sectional study was conducted on 40 nurses in three orthopaedic
wards. Data was obtained using self-administered questionnaire were consist of three
parts, Part A (demographic data), Part B (knowledge) and Part C (clinical practice).
Three experts tested the content validity of instruments, and the reliability obtained by
Cronbach 's alpha coefficients were 0.60 and 0.60 by Kuder-Richardson formula
respectively. The data were analysed with SPSS version 20.0, using descriptive statistic
statistic, ANOVA for answering the research questions. The result showed the majority
of the nurses (97.5%) had high level of knowledge and practice (95%). One-way
ANOV A revealed that there was difference between years of working and knowledge
(p=0.048)while no difference between clinical practice (p=0.528). In conclusion, the
findings of this study will provide guideline for nurses to improve the nurses'
knowledge and practice regarding post-operatives pain management. |
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