Table 4.
Frequency Distribution of Nurses’ Knowledge Score on Non-Pharmacological Pain Management in Benishangul Gumuz Regional State Hospitals, 2018 (N=209)
| Variable | True | False | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | |
| 1. The most accurate judge of the intensity of the patient’s pain is the patient. | 161 | 77 | 48 | 23 |
| 2. Providing a suitable room temperature and good air condition can alleviate pain. | 156 | 76 | 53 | 25 |
| 3. Providing the patient with a possibility to rest by minimizing noise can alleviate pain. | 152 | 73 | 57 | 27 |
| 4. Including family members in the pain management regimen can increase the patient’s ability to manage pain. | 161 | 77 | 48 | 23 |
| 5. Use of non-pharmacological pain management therapies has no value to the patient. | 42 | 20 | 167 | 80 |
| 6. Encouraging the patient to relax different parts of the body can alleviate the sensation of pain. | 144 | 69 | 65 | 31 |
| 7. Trying to focus a patient’s thoughts/attention away from pain can decrease pain. | 152 | 73 | 57 | 27 |
| 8. Vital signs are always reliable indicators of the intensity of a patient’s pain. | 82 | 39 | 127 | 61 |
| 9. Asking the patient to suggest ways to relieve his/her pain can increase the patient’s ability to manage pain. | 159 | 76 | 50 | 24 |
| 10. Patients who can be distracted from pain usually do not have severe pain. | 54 | 26 | 155 | 74 |
| 11. Non-drug interventions such as heat, music, imagery etc. are effective only for mild pain control. | 80 | 38 | 129 | 62 |
| 12. The patient’s pain can be alleviated by position changes. | 154 | 74 | 55 | 26 |
| 13. The benefit of non-pharmacological pain management is only fewer side effects than medication. | 96 | 46 | 113 | 54 |
| 14. Patients who can be distracted from pain usually do not have pain. | 88 | 42 | 121 | 58 |
| 15. Distraction by the use of music or relaxation can decrease the perception of pain. | 148 | 71 | 61 | 29 |
| 16. Patients with chronic pain should receive pain medications along with non-pharmacological pain treatment at regular intervals with or without the presence of discomfort. | 137 | 66 | 72 | 34 |
| 17. The patient should be advised to use non-pharmacological means alone. | 69 | 33 | 140 | 67 |
| 18. methods of pain relief have no applications for neonates. | 97 | 46 | 112 | 54 |
| 19. Non-pharmacological pain management only includes distraction, heat/cold and relaxation. | 69 | 33 | 140 | 67 |
| 20. It may often be useful to give a placebo to a patient in pain to assess whether he/she is genuinely in pain. | 101 | 48 | 108 | 51 |