EVALUATING EFFECTIVENESS OF THE EDUCATION GIVEN TO NURSING STUDENTS ABOUT PEDIATRIC PAIN MANAGEMENT: A QUASI-EXPERIMENTAL STUDY

Authors : Hatice Uzşen, Merve Koyun, Esra Tural Büyük

Pages : 302-307

Doi:10.34108/eujhs.1408261

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Publication Date : 2024-12-27

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of education given to nursing students on pain management in pediatric patients. A single group pretest-posttest quasi-experimental research was conducted with 98 students in the nursing department of a university in 2022. Data were collected using the Student Socio-demographic Information Form and the Pediatric Pain Management Scale for Nursing Students. An online education program with active educational methods was applied to the students, and their pediatric pain management levels were evaluated before and after the education. Of the students, 78.6% were female and the total mean age was 21.49±2.5 years. A statistically significant difference was found between the median scores of the Pediatric Pain Management Scale and its sub-dimensions before and after the education (p<0.05). Students’ median scale score before the education was 99, and 104 after the education. A statistically significant difference was determined between the median scores of all sub-dimensions of the scale before and after the education (p<0.05). The study showed that the pain management education in pediatric patients given to nursing students increased their knowledge level of pain awareness, physiopathology, obstacles in pain management, diagnosis, evaluation, and control of pain management.
Keywords : Hemşirelik, ağrı yönetimi, pediatrik ağrı