Nurses' knowledge and practices regarding pain management in newborns

Abstract

Objective: To analyze nurses' knowledge and practices regarding pain management of newborns admitted to Neonatal Intensive Care Units. Method: A descriptive and crosssectional study. Data were collected from 51 nurses based on an adapted questionnaire aimed at evaluating knowledge and practices regarding the management of neonatal pain in six hospitals in Curitiba and its Metropolitan Region. Results: For most nurses (86.0%), neonates feel pain. A total of 34.7% of the nurses reported never using pain assessment scales. Pain management was recorded by 84.3% of the nurses. Administered pharmacological measures were Paracetamol and Fentanyl (47.1%) and Morphine (17.6%); while non-pharmacologic..