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Nurses knowledge and practice regarding post-operatives pain management in orthopedic ward at Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia (Hospital USM)

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dc.contributor.authorSokor, Nurul Anati Ahmad
dc.date.accessioned2023-12-04T08:20:34Z
dc.date.available2023-12-04T08:20:34Z
dc.date.issued2013-06
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this descriptive study was to determine nurses' knowledge and practice levels regarding post-operatives pain management in orthopaedic ward at Hospital USM. Nurses of all three orthopaedic wards in Hospital USM were recruited. A descriptive cross sectional study was conducted on 40 nurses in three orthopaedic wards. Data was obtained using self-administered questionnaire were consist of three parts, Part A (demographic data), Part B (knowledge) and Part C (clinical practice). Three experts tested the content validity of instruments, and the reliability obtained by Cronbach 's alpha coefficients were 0.60 and 0.60 by Kuder-Richardson formula respectively. The data were analysed with SPSS version 20.0, using descriptive statistic statistic, ANOVA for answering the research questions. The result showed the majority of the nurses (97.5%) had high level of knowledge and practice (95%). One-way ANOV A revealed that there was difference between years of working and knowledge (p=0.048)while no difference between clinical practice (p=0.528). In conclusion, the findings of this study will provide guideline for nurses to improve the nurses' knowledge and practice regarding post-operatives pain management.
dc.identifier.urihttps://erepo.usm.my/handle/123456789/17854
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectMusculoskeletal system nursing
dc.titleNurses knowledge and practice regarding post-operatives pain management in orthopedic ward at Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia (Hospital USM)
dc.typeResource Types::text::thesis::bachelor thesis
dspace.entity.typePublication
oairecerif.author.affiliationUniversiti Sains Malaysia
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