Abstract
Objective: To investigate the mastery of safety knowledge and methods of nursing staff for cancer pain of elderly patients with cancer and analyze the reasons. Methods: In June, 2019, female nurses were selected from oncology departments of five 3A hospitals in the urban areas and investigated. General data questionnaire, cancer pain management knowledge and attitude questionnaire and case analysis questionnaire were adopted for investigation. Results: The nurses had a good command of the knowledge of cancer pain assessment methods, showing a pass rate of 79.41% and an excellent rate of 45.59%. However, the pass rate of cancer pain-related basic knowledge, analgesic drug knowledge, non-drug pain relief knowledge and cancer pain management methods were 47.06%, 30.88%, 39.71% and 44.12%, respectively, and the excellent rates were 22.06%, 13.24%, 22.06% and 17.65%, respectively. Over 90% of 68 respondents believed that it was necessary and willing to carry out relevant training to improve their self-knowledge level and do a better job in nursing work for the benefit of patients. Meanwhile, more than 85% thought it was necessary to carry out cancer pain knowledge education for patients and their families. In the case analysis questionnaire, there were 45 people qualified, accounting for 66.18% (45/68), and 21 people got the excellent score, accounting for 30.88% (21/68). The factors influencing the knowledge of pain management in elderly patients with cancer pain were education background, professional title of nurse, working years of 11 years or more, participation in relevant training, and average number of nursing cases per month (P<0.05). Conclusion: The safety knowledge of nursing staff for cancer pain of elderly patients with cancer is at the middle level, and the knowledge of analgesic drugs and non-drug pain relief is relatively lacking, which is related to education level, professional title, working years and others. Relevant departments should actively and regularly carry out training to improve their knowledge level, so as to better relieve pain and reduce the risk of extravasation for cancer patients in clinical nursing and escort high-quality nursing.
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