Knowledge and Attitude of Pediatric Residents And Pediatric Nursing Staff in Regard to Nonatal Pain at Salahaldin General Hospital

Abstract

Introduction: Pain management is an important aspect of healthcare workers daily life, those who treat pain on everyday basis. Spotting  pain should be a part of a regular practice, and this has led the American Pain Society (APS) to classify pain as the “fifth vital sign”. ignorance of how to  deal with special groups of patients such as children led to insufficnet or  even  zero  treatment  of  pain  in  such  cases.  ignored  pain  among hospitalized  children  is  everywhere  happening    which  addressed  by researchers for decades as a cause of suffering and low quality of life. The aim of this study was to determine children healthcare workers' level in knowledge and attitudes towards pediatric pain management in Salahhalddin general hospital. 
Methods: A cross sectional study conducted at Salahalddin  general  hospital , Tikrit , the center  city of Salahaldin province ,IRAQ to the duration from February 6th  2022 till April 6th  2022.The tool used to achieve  the  study  objectives  was  a  questionnaire  developed  by  the researcher after reviewing relevant literature and consulting specialist doctors with sufficient Knowledge of the subject. Data analysis was done using descriptive statistics and Chi square test. Data entry and analysis was done using SPSS software version 20.alfa level was set at 0.05. Results: sample size was 55 .The majority of the studied sample were females(83%) and having children (78%) and with previous training in neonatal ward(78%) , more than half of them were married, Having university degree was the most common finding among them. (89%) that most of the participant passed the knowledge test with acceptable score. Conclusion  :  Nursing  staff  knowledge  toward  pediatric  pain  scored below satisfaction level for a professional health workers