Effectiveness of information booklet regarding knowledge on paediatric pain assessment guidelines among final year B. Sc. nursing students in selected nursing colleges, Mangalore

Abstract

Background: The greatest challenge for a nurse caring for patients in pain is the assessment of pain itself. Effective pain management, for the nursing profession, starts with effective pain assessment and it is an integral, but challenging component.Methodology: The research design adopted for this study was one group pre-test and post-test design. 60 final year B.Sc. nursing students were selected by convenience sampling technique. The tool used for data collection was a structured knowledge questionnaire. As an intervention, administration of information booklet regarding pediatric pain assessment guidelines was given.Result: The study revealed that 70% of them gained adequate knowledge and 30% of them had moderately adequate knowledge on pediatric pain assessment after administration of information booklet. In pre-test mean percentage was 39.72, and the mean, SD was 11.9±2.78, whereas the post-test mean percentage 68.28, and the mean, SD was 20.48±3.33. The overall ‘t’ value t60=17.68) is greater than the table value t60=1.67 at 0.05 level of significance, which revealed that information booklet was highly effective in increasing the knowledge of final year B.Sc. nursing students.