International Journal of Nursing Science
p-ISSN: 2167-7441 e-ISSN: 2167-745X
2020; 10(2): 46-50
doi:10.5923/j.nursing.20201002.03
Received: Aug. 23, 2020; Accepted: Sep. 2, 2020; Published: Sep. 15, 2020
Azza Mohamed Fathy Attia, Nabila Hassan Ali Abdella
Department of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Port Said University, Egypt
Correspondence to: Azza Mohamed Fathy Attia, Department of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Port Said University, Egypt.
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Background: Many barriers impact non-pharmacological pain management in the neonatal, such as lack of knowledge, protocol policy, work overload, professional and personal experience. The study aimed to investigate nurses' knowledge and barriers regarding non-pharmacological pain management for high- risk neonates. Design: A cross-sectional descriptive study was utilized with a sample of all nurses (40) in neonatal intensive care units(NICU) in Port Said hospitals.The data were collected using a questionnaire sheet. The results illustrated that about more than half of study nurses (62.5 %) had an unsatisfactory level of knowledge with statistically significant relation between training courses, have children and nurses' knowledge. Among the barriers found it the lack of training on neonatal pain, absence of pain protocols and record pain control measures, 75% of study nurses were a high workload, and 87.5 of them have insufficient time. The study recommended that periodic educational program for nurses working at NICU is mandatory, to rise and update the knowledge of nurses, care protocols for pain assessment and management should be incorporated and manual of critical care procedures.
Keywords: Non-pharmacological pain management, Neonates, Neonatal intensive care unite
Cite this paper: Azza Mohamed Fathy Attia, Nabila Hassan Ali Abdella, The Assessment of Nurses’ Knowledge and Barriers Regarding Non-Pharmacological Pain Management for High-Risk Neonates, International Journal of Nursing Science, Vol. 10 No. 2, 2020, pp. 46-50. doi: 10.5923/j.nursing.20201002.03.
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