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이은미 ( Lee Eun-Mee ) - 고신대학교 간호대학
박금자 ( Park Geum-Ja ) - 고신대학교 간호대학
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Abstract
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Purpose: to compare the level of knowledge and practice regarding cancer pain management between nurses working in general units versus nurses working in oncology units.
Method: The subjects of this study were 260 nurses in total. They were 129 nurses in oncology units and 131 nurses in non-oncology units who have had more than 6 months of work experiences recently. Data collection was carried out in six different university hospitals in five different cities in the southern part of Korea The data were collected using structured questionnaires from October 25, 2010 to November 7, 2010. To measure the level of knowledge and practice of cancer pain management in nurses, the instrument, which was initially translated and later revised by Jo, Eun-Kyung(2009), was utilized in this study. The instrument was based on the Cancer Pain Management Guideline (2008) developed by the Korean Ministry for Health, Welfare and Family Affairs. The data were processed and analyzed by SPSS Window 18.0 program in terms of frequency, percentage, mean, t-test, and X 2-test.
Results: 1. The results revealed that there was no significant relationship between those two groups when their age, the length and the place of work experiences, religion, education level, work experiences with cancer patiaits and the needs of pain education were compared However, there were significant differences between those two groups when their position, current work place, experience of cancer pain education and the number of exposure to the cancer pain education were compared. 2. Total mean score of knowledge regarding cancer pain management was significantly higher in cancer unit nurses(21.57±4.46) than those(18.78±4.30) in general units (t=-5.130, p< .000). The degree of knovdedge about non-drug therapy (t=-3.834, p< .000) were significantly higher in nurses in oncology units than those in general units. 3. Total mean score of practice regarding cancer pain management was not significantly different in those two grcxips(t=-1.406, p= .161) and the degree of practice about non-drug therapy (t=0.751, p= .453) were significantly higher in oncology unit nurses than those in general units.
Conclusion: total mean score of knowledge regarding cancer pain management was significantly higher in cancer unit nurses than those in general units. And total mean score of practice regarding cancer pain management was not significantly different in those two groups. Therefore, it is likely that the education about cancer pain management seems highly recommended for nurses working in non-oncology units as well as nurses in oncology units.
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KeyWords
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Nurse, Cancer pain management, Knowledge, Practice
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원문 및 링크아웃 정보
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등재저널 정보
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