Kontakt 2022, 24(1):29-35 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2021.028

Postoperative pain management - knowledge and experiences of general nurses with a multicultural backgroundNursing - Original article

Denisa Porter1, 2, *, Petra Búřilová3, Andrea Pokorná3
1 University of Ostrava, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Ostrava, Czech Republic
2 King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs, Post Anaesthesia Care Unit, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
3 Masaryk University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Brno, Czech Republic

Aim: We evaluated the knowledge and experience of general nurses, across multicultural backgrounds, on managing postoperative pain in one healthcare facility in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Methods: Online cross-sectional questionnaire survey. The data was analysed using the STATA 15 programme at significance level α = 0.05.

Results: In total, 473 general nurses were involved in the survey across 16 different nationalities (average age 35.7 years, 92.4% female). The use of pain scales differs according to the type of department (p = 0.000). The numeric pain scale was most commonly used in the standard surgical department and the FLACC (Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability) scale in the intensive care units. The type of non-pharmacological treatment method differs according to the type of department (p < 0.05). The application of warm compression is the most commonly used treatment in the surgical department, while psychosocial support was declared most often in day care surgery units.

Conclusions: The results showed inconsistencies in the management of postoperative pain. Different scales are used to assess pain and different procedures of non-pharmacological therapy are used. It is appropriate to establish uniform guidelines and to regularly inform general nurses about new trends in the treatment of postoperative pain, based on international standards.

Keywords: Adult; General nurses; Inpatients; Non-pharmacological treatment; Pain scales; Postoperative pain
Grants and funding:

The study was supported by the project: Pain Management in the Postoperative Period, Knowledge and Experience of General Nurses (Czech Republic and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia), SGS05/LF/2019-2020, Medical Faculty University of Ostrava, Czech Republic.

Conflicts of interest:

The authors declare that they are not aware of any conflict of interests regarding this contribution.

Received: March 18, 2021; Revised: May 18, 2021; Accepted: June 16, 2021; Prepublished online: June 29, 2021; Published: March 15, 2022  Show citation

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