State College of Nursing-Mirpur,
Azad Kashmir
Pakistan
Research Article
Nurses Knowledge Regarding Pain Management among Patients in Critical Care Units
Author(s): Nazia ShuaibNazia Shuaib
Introduction: Pain management in critical care units has been a concern for long to be addressed. Unalleviated
pain is the most common ailments among critical patients that may seriously affect their wellbeing, health outcomes
and quality of life. The purpose of this study was to assess the knowledge of nurses regarding pain management in
critically ill patients.
Material and methods: Descriptive cross sectional study design was used to carry out the study. A total of 196
nurses were recruited from the public sector hospitals in Lahore and Islamabad. Non-probability convenience
sampling technique was used for the selection of the participants with premeditated inclusion criteria. A selfadministered
questionnaire was used to collect the required data after the written consent was secured. The data
were analyzed for .. Read More»
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