Pediatric nursing
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Comparative Study
Perceived needs of parents of critically ill infants in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).
To identify the perceived needs of parents of infants in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). ⋯ The findings suggest the need to inform parents of the infants treatment plan and procedures, answer parents' questions honestly, actively listen to parents' fears and expectations, assist parents in understanding infant responses to hospitalization, and other effective nursing interventions to help meet the needs of parents of NICU infants.
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The Pediatric Nurses' Knowledge and Attitudes Survey Regarding Pain (PNKAS) is a modification of Ferrell and McCaffery's Nurses' Knowledge and Attitudes Survey Regarding Pain (NKAS) (1997). The survey was modified for use with pediatric nurses. ⋯ The Cronbach's alpha was 0.72 from the responses of 247 pediatric nurses working in a large children's hospital and 0.77 using the responses from 88 members of a pediatric nursing specialty organization, indicating an acceptable level of internal consistency. In keeping with the new standards from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organization (JCAHO), it is recommended that the PNKAS be used to evaluate pediatric nurses' competency in pain management.
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The purpose of this study is to determine pediatric nurses' current attitudes and knowledge regarding pain. ⋯ Pain management knowledge deficiencies were identified, including assessment; pharmacologic management with opioids, nonopioids, and adjuvant medications; risks of addiction; risks of respiratory depression; nonpharmacologic pain interventions; and the treatment of procedural pain, surgical pain, and cancer pain.