Bridging Gaps in Pain Management: The Effectiveness of Educational Intervention for Nurses in a Teaching Hospital of Low- and Middle-Income Countries.

ABSTRACT: Background: Regular on-the-job training and educational courses may improve nurses' knowledge and practice regarding pain assessment and initial treatment. Objectives: To assess the impact of a newly developed educational course in terms of improvement in knowledge regarding pain assessment and initial treatment by using pretest and posttest multiple-choice question scores and to determine the retention of knowledge 3 months after the educational course and perceived change in clinical practices among nurses working in adult surgical and medical wards at the Aga Khan University Hospital. Methods: After getting approval from the institutional review committee, an education course was developed and conducted. A total of 86 participants attended both online and physical c

SUBMITTER: Siddiqui AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11839259 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature