Nurses' competence in pain management in patients with opioid addiction: A cross-sectional survey study

Nurse Education Today
Kurt A Krokmyrdal, Randi Andenæs

Abstract

There may be up to 21 million opioid abusers in the world. Drug abuse and associated health-related problems are increasing. Opioid addiction can cause serious bacterial infection, injury and trauma, conditions that can trigger pain. Opioid abusers experience pain differently from non-addicts. There is limited research on nurses' competence to provide pain treatment to patients with opioid addiction. To report on a Norwegian pilot study examining nurses' knowledge about pain and competence in treating pain in patients who abuse opioids. A descriptive cross-sectional survey design was employed. Nurses at medical (n=64) and orthopaedic (n=34) units at two urban, public Norwegian hospitals. Data were collected in January 2010 using a self-administered questionnaire. Sample selection was determined by purposive sampling. The response rate was 54%. Eighty-eight percent of nurses did not have sufficient knowledge about pain treatment in patients with opioid addiction. Eight-eight percent and seventy-seven percent regarded work-place experience and colleagues as the primary contributors to their knowledge about pain treatment, respectively. Work-place experience contributed most to nurses' competence. Ninety percent, 70% and 84% of nu...Continue Reading

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