ASSESSMENT OF KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE OF PAIN MANAGEMENT AMONG NURSES WORKING AT ADDIS ABABA BURN EMERGENCY AND TRAUMA HOSPITAL, ETHIOPIA, 2022

Abstract

SUMMARY Background: Pain is the main symptom that leads people to seek health care. Although many disciplines are involved in pain management, nurses play a pivotal role in the assessment, relief and evaluation of pain. Many research studies continue to circumvent the inadequate and/or inappropriate care of persons experiencing pain. Objectives: To assess knowledge, attitude and practice of pain management among nurses working at Addis Ababa burn emergency and trauma hospital, Ethiopia, from Jun 2, 2022 to December 30, 2022 Methods: An institution based cross-sectional study design will be used from October 20, 2022 to December 20, 2022. Sample size is calculated by using single population proportion sample formula and the final sample size is 198. The study subjects will be selected by using lottery method. Data will be collected by using self-administer structured questionnaires and it will be coded and entered to Epi-data version 3.1and exported to SPSS version 26 for analysis. Descriptive statistics will be used to describe the variables in the study. Finally, the result will be presented with text, graphs, figures and tables. Work plan and Budget: The total time of the project is from Jun 2, 2022, to December 30, 2022, and the total cost of the project is estimated to be about 19,762 Ethiopian birr and the source of funding is self-sponsored. Key word: Knowledge, attitude, practice and pain management