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Journal of Korean Academic of Adult Nursing
2004 Volume.16 No. 1 p.5 ~ p.16
Knowledge and Attitudes of Oncology Nurses Toward Cancer Pain Managements
Gong Sung-Hwa

Bang Jji-Ya
Seo Min-Sook
Hyun Shin-Sook
Kim Hee-Jung
Lee Mi-Ae
Yoo Hyen-Hee
Hur Jae-Kyung
Kim Eun-Ae
Park Kyung-Sook
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the knowledge and attitudes of oncology ward nurses toward cancer pain management and to find ways to improve the educational program for nurses.

Method: A total of 209 nurses working at the oncology ward of three hospitals in Seoul and a Gyenggi Province. The survey instrument used was the 32-item scale for evaluating nurses knowledge and attitudes originally developed by McCaffery and Ferrell¡¯(1990), that was by Kim¡¯(1997).

Result: In terms of the nurses knowledge of pain management, the result showed that the nurses scored an average of 67.8 out of 100 for phamacokinetics of opioids, 84.8 for classification of analgesics, 60.1 for pain assessment, and 70.7 for drug administration. 18.2% of the nurses hesitate to inject the narcotic agent because of concerns regarding the drug¡¯s potential side effects. there was significant difference in the knowledge of pain management according to the general characteristics of pain in terms of the nurses age(p=.001), position (p=.016), years of experiences(p=.002), experience of cancer pain education(p=.001).

Conclusion: The also showed that nurses working at cancer ward lack knowledge. It is important to provide intensive education to nurses about cancer pain management.
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