Open AccessExploring the educational needs of nurses on children’s pain management: A descriptive qualitative study
Author(s) -
Kusi Amponsah Abigail,
KyeiDompim Joana,
Bam Victoria,
Kyei Evans F.,
Oduro Evans,
Ahoto Collins K.,
Axelin Anna
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
nursing open
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.55
H-Index - 12
ISSN - 2054-1058
DOI - 10.1002/nop2.459
Subject(s) - descriptive research , pain management , psychological intervention , qualitative research , pain relief , nursing , descriptive statistics , pain assessment , psychology , medicine , medical education , physical therapy , anesthesia , social science , sociology , statistics , mathematics
Aim To explore the educational needs of nurses on children's pain management. Design A descriptive qualitative study. Methods Individual and group interviews were conducted among 28 nurses and four nurse managers at four hospitals in the Ashanti region of Ghana. The recorded interviews were later transcribed verbatim and thematically analysed based on a conceptual interest in the educational needs on paediatric pain management. Results Nurses were acquainted with pain assessment of children who can verbally communicate. They mainly used drugs in treating pain and were familiar with the use of some non‐pharmacological interventions. Notwithstanding, they desired to know more about pain assessment for children with non‐functional speech. Additionally, they were interested in learning more about both drug and nondrug pain relief methods for children. The sampled nurses and nurse managers indicated diverse preferences on the nature of the paediatric pain educational programme based on their personal choices and working dynamics.