Voices of surgical wards nurses on barriers hindering acute post-operative pain management at Tshwane municipality, South Africa.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction and background

Acute pain is expected following a surgery, but it is often inadequately managed by health care providers. However, little is known about the barriers that hinder acute post-operative pain management among surgical wards nurses.

Objective

Uncovering barriers that hinder the surgical wards nurses to manage acute post-operative pain at the selected public hospital in Tshwane municipality, Gauteng Province, South Africa.

Methods

This study utilized a qualitative explorative, descriptive, and contextual research design. Individual semi-structured interviews were conducted from a purposive sampling of 13 professional nurses. Data collected were audio recorded and transcribed verbatim by the first author. Data were analysed using thematic data an

SUBMITTER: Makou NM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11844844 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature