Jagamaya Shrestha-Ranjit, Uma Devi Ranjitkar, Tineke Water, Sulochana Shrestha, Chandrakala Sharma, Suzanna Mukhia, Jamuna Adhikari, Tulashi Adhikari, Archana Pandey, Muna Sharma, Apsara Pandey, Nibaran Joshi, Natalie Tuck
Pain is frequently experienced by children in hospital, and international guidelines for appropriate pain assessment and management are available. Optimal management of paediatric pain has important long-term health, psychosocial, and economic benefits. However, evidence indicates that globally there are deficits in nurses' understanding of paediatric pain assessment and management. This study explored knowledge and attitudes regarding paediatric pain assessment and management among nurses at a tertiary children's hospital in Nepal...
August 11, 2023: Journal of Child Health Care: for Professionals Working with Children in the Hospital and Community