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Abstract

Background
This study investigated the knowledge and attitude of surgical ward nurses toward patient-controlled analgesia ( to develop educational material for nurses on the use of PCA.
Methods
This study was a cross-sectional study comprising 120 nurses from eight surgical wards in a tertiary hospital in South Korea A questionnaire addressing six domains of knowledge of and attitudes towards PCA was conducted over one week and analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistical methods. Knowledge was measured on a categorical scale of 0 and 1 20 points), and attitude was measured on a Likert scale of 1 to 4 points 60 points)
Results
The total score quantifying surgical ward nurses' knowledge of and attitudes toward PCA was 59.5 ± 5.5 out of 80 0 points. The average age of the subjects was 28. 58,± 5.68 years old. Nurses above the age of 28 had significantly greater knowledge and better attitudes 61 7 5 5 than those below the age of 28 57 9 4 9 p 001 Nurses working on the upper abdominal surgical ward had significantly greater knowledge 16 2 1 9 than nurses working on other communities (thorax 14 0 2 3 lower abdominal 15 4 1 9 and musculoskeletal 14 5 2 2 p 001 Nurses who received education about PCA had significantly better attitudes 45 3 4 6 than those who did not 41 3 3 5 p 001 The average correct answer rate for knowledge of opioid analgesics was lower 68 2 than that for knowledge of the basic configuration of PCA equipment 73 3 and areas to be identified and managed when using PCA 84 6 and there was a significant correlation with attitudes toward side effect management( p 05 r 19.
Conclusions
There was a significant correlation between the knowledge and attitude of nurses regarding opioid use in PCA Older nurses with greater clinical experience on the surgical wards who had received PCA education had a better attitude toward PCA. Therefore, newly trained nurses on surgical wards with no expertise in PCA education should undergo an intensive education program on opioid analgesics used in PCA
Keywords:
Nurse, Patient-controlled analgesia, Postoperative pain, Knowledge, Attitudes