Nurses' Attitude, Practices and Non-Pharmacologic Headache Management

ISBN-13: 9783659195587 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 56 str.

Fiskvik B. Antwi; Simon A. Osei; Williams K. Peprah

Opis

Headache (cephalalgia) is one of the most prevalent pain disorders of the nervous system that affects a large population and has been described as a forgotten epidemic. This descriptive-correlational study aimed to examine the extent of nurses' attitude and practices and non-pharmacologic pain management of cephalalgia. Fifty (50) qualified nurses were conveniently sampled and the statistical treatment used were the mean and standard deviation, t-test, Pearson Correlation, and ANOVA. The study showed that there is a low significant relationship between attitude, practices, and non-pharmacologic pain management. The application of non-pharmacologic pain management infers no difference in terms of sex, educational level, and years of clinical experience. Also, non-pharmacological pain management approach was used when the pain is mild. Non-pharmacologic therapy is a complementary approach and should be implemented with pharmacologic interventions when the patient's pain is also moderate or severe to promote comprehensive pain management. The study recommends health-care institutions to provide pain assessment and non-pharmacologic pain management education for nurses.

O autorze

B. Antwi, Fiskvik
Fiskvik Boahemaa Antwi, a dedicated Registered Nurse in Trinidad and Tobago is currently pursuing a Master of Science in Nursing degree at the Adventist University of the Philippines. Her assiduity of the nursing profession has inspired her to venture into the world of research, solving problems under the theme: Think, Read and Write (Peprah, 2019)