Research article summary (published 30 Dec 1999):

The effect of an acute pain service on nurses' knowledge and beliefs about post-operative pain.

Full Abstract

The management of post-operative pain has been an area of concern for many years, with many studies focusing on the knowledge and beliefs of nurses working in this area. Following the report of the Royal College of Surgeons & College of Anaesthetists (1990) in the UK, there has been a rapid expansion in the development of Acute Pain Services (APS) in an attempt to counter these concerns. This descriptive study considers the possible impact the introduction of an APS had on the knowledge and beliefs of nurses working in the surgical area. A closed-answer questionnaire was used to replicate an earlier study (Mackintosh, 1994) which took place before the introduction of the APS. Findings demonstrate a consistent but mainly statistically non-significant trend in all areas towards an improved knowledge base and more appropriate beliefs about pain.

Author information

Author/s: Mackintosh, C (C); Bowles, S (S);

Affiliation: Division of Nursing, University of Bradford, UK.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Journal of clinical nursing (J Clin Nurs), published in ENGLAND. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2000-Jan; vol 9 (issue 1) : pp 119-26

Dates: Created 2000/10/19; Completed 2000/10/19; Revised 2004/11/17;

PMID: 11022500, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: 18 Feb 2009 00:00:00)

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Attitude of Health Personnel Education, Nursing, Continuing - organization & administration Educational Measurement Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Humans Inservice Training - organization & administration

Nursing Education Research Nursing Staff, Hospital - education; psychology Pain, Postoperative - nursing Perioperative Nursing - education; methods Program Evaluation Questionnaires

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