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Table 2 Knowledge on pain management among nurses for hospitalized children, Mekelle City, North Ethiopia, 2015

From: Knowledge and factors associated with pain management for hospitalized children among nurses working in public hospitals in Mekelle City, North Ethiopia: cross sectional study

S. No

Questions

Response

Frequency (n = 251)

Percent

1.

Narcotics on a regular schedule is preferred over ‘PRN’* schedule for continuous pain

Yes

162

64.5

No

89

35.5

2.

Accurate judge of the intensity of the patient’s pain is the patient

Yes

196

78.1

No

55

21.9

3.

Distraction by use of music or relaxation decrease feeling of pain

Yes

179

71.3

No

72

28.6

4.

Increasing narcotic analgesic requirement are signs, patient is becoming addicted.

Yes

195

77.7

No

56

22.3

5.

Severe chronic pain often need higher dosages of pain medications than acute pain

Yes

173

68.9

No

78

31.1

6.

Narcotics for pediatric patients can cause respiratory depression

Yes

138

55.0

No

113

45.0

7.

Analgesics for chronic joint pain cases as needed

Yes

227

90.4

No

24

9.6

8.

Analgesic for cancer pain patients as needed

Yes

176

70.1

No

75

29.9

9.

Reports of patient/family, narcotic causing euphoria, should be given a lower dose of the analgesic

Yes

182

72.5

No

69

27.5

10.

Do children need better attention for managing their pain?

Yes

212

84.5

No

39

15.5

  1. PRN pro re nata/as required