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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Main Author: Sokor, Nurul Anati Ahmad
Format: Monograph
Language:English
Published: Pusat Pengajian Sains Kesihatan, Universiti Sains Malaysia 2013
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description 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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spelling usm-574772023-03-26T00:02:31Z http://eprints.usm.my/57477/ Nurses knowledge and practice regarding post-operatives pain management in orthopedic ward at Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia (Hospital USM) Sokor, Nurul Anati Ahmad RD Surgery RT1-120 Nursing 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. Pusat Pengajian Sains Kesihatan, Universiti Sains Malaysia 2013-06 Monograph NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/57477/1/NURUL%20ANATI%20BINTI%20AHMAD%20SOKOR-24%20pages.pdf Sokor, Nurul Anati Ahmad (2013) Nurses knowledge and practice regarding post-operatives pain management in orthopedic ward at Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia (Hospital USM). Other. Pusat Pengajian Sains Kesihatan, Universiti Sains Malaysia. (Submitted)
spellingShingle RD Surgery
RT1-120 Nursing
Sokor, Nurul Anati Ahmad
Nurses knowledge and practice regarding post-operatives pain management in orthopedic ward at Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia (Hospital USM)
title Nurses knowledge and practice regarding post-operatives pain management in orthopedic ward at Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia (Hospital USM)
title_full Nurses knowledge and practice regarding post-operatives pain management in orthopedic ward at Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia (Hospital USM)
title_fullStr Nurses knowledge and practice regarding post-operatives pain management in orthopedic ward at Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia (Hospital USM)
title_full_unstemmed Nurses knowledge and practice regarding post-operatives pain management in orthopedic ward at Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia (Hospital USM)
title_short Nurses knowledge and practice regarding post-operatives pain management in orthopedic ward at Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia (Hospital USM)
title_sort nurses knowledge and practice regarding post-operatives pain management in orthopedic ward at hospital universiti sains malaysia (hospital usm)
topic RD Surgery
RT1-120 Nursing
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