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Assessment Of Nurses' Knowledge And Attitudes Toward Pain Management: Novice To Expert, Robin J. Sherrill

Nursing Theses and Capstone Projects

Despite 20 years of work by educators, clinicians, and professional organizations and the publication of clinical practice guidelines, there have been, at best, modest improvements in pain management practices (Berry & Dahl, 2000). Literature review asserts, nurses' continue to have knowledge deficits and ongoing negative attitudes toward pain management. Nurses are at the forefront in patient care and the appropriate skills, knowledge, and attitudes in pain assessment and management is essential in order to provide optimal patient care. The purpose of this study was to assess the current level of nursing knowledge and attitudes toward pain management from Benner's continuum …