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A Comparison Of Oncology And Non-Oncology Nurses In Their Knowledge Of Cancer Pain Management, Nicole Houle
A Comparison Of Oncology And Non-Oncology Nurses In Their Knowledge Of Cancer Pain Management, Nicole Houle
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Approximately 1.5 million people are diagnosed with cancer each year. Most of these people will experience pain at some point during or after their treatment. Areas of knowledge that nurses have been shown to have deficits in include assessment and pharmacological management. These types of issues can affect the treatment given to their patients. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the level of knowledge of cancer pain management in oncology and non-oncology nurses and how they compare with each other.
To study these variables, two instruments, the Pain Management Knowledge Test and a demographic survey, were distributed to …