Child Health Nurs Res.  2017 Apr;23(2):179-189. 10.4094/chnr.2017.23.2.179.

Factors Affecting Nursing Interventions for Pain among Nurses in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

• Kim EH
• Choi MY

• KMID: 2388612
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4094/chnr.2017.23.2.179

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to investigate NICU nurses' nursing interventions for pain and factors affecting nursing interventions for pain.
METHODS
Participants were 120 NICU nurses from 5 university hospitals located in Daejeon Metropolitan City and Chungcheong Province. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, independent t-test, one-way ANOVA and Duncan test, Pearson correlation coefficients and multiple regression analysis with SPSS Windows 23.0 IBM program.
RESULTS
The factors affecting nursing interventions for pain included knowledge about non-pharmacological nursing interventions for pain and self-efficacy about nursing interventions for pain. These variables explained 28.3% of nursing interventions for pain.
CONCLUSION
The results of this study suggest that it is necessary to develop education programs in which effective nursing interventions for neonatal pain are considered. The programs should be made available to NICU nurses.

Keyword

Nursing interventions for pain; Nurses; Knowledge; Self-efficacy; Empathy

MeSH Terms

Education
Empathy
Hospitals, University
Infant, Newborn
Intensive Care, Neonatal*
Nursing*