Abstract

Objective The investigation was done in one level three class A cancer hospital in Henan province to understand the nurses′ master level of cancer pain and whether nurse have the right concept of cancer pain management. Methods Through cluster sampling, self-designed nurses pain knowledge questionnaire was used to investigate 580 nurses for the master level of cancer hospital in a level three class A cancer hospital in Henan province. Results Among 580 nurses, the cancer related knowledge investigation score were 318 nurses acquired excellent (54.8%), 27 nurses acquired pass (35.7%) and 55 nurses obtained fall (9.5%). There were 373 nurses (64.34%) understood the cancer three stages pain management plan. The nurse′s ages, occupational titles and work experiences of cancer nursing had positive correlation with the score of cancer related knowledge (r=0.211, 0.268, 0.207; P<0.01). Conclusions At present, the cancer hospital nurse′s master of knowledge related cancer pain is not enough, so we should enhance nurse′s pain related knowledge level, establish the correct concept of pain management, promote cancer patient′s quality of life by the continuous study and updated concept, knowledge and practice, so as to meet the demands of clinical. Key words: Cancer hospital; Nurse; Cancer pain; Knowledge; Current status investigation

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