Abstract

Ineffective pain management continues to pose a significant public health problem. Barriers to pain management include physicians and nurses, patients and families, and regulations. Even nurses who have learned to manage pain may not do it effectively because they feel that it is not a priority within their institution. The purpose of this study was to assess what hospices do to support pain management and hospice nurses' knowledge of pain management.

The research questions assessed pain management knowledge of hospice nurses compared to that of other nurses; source of knowledge; the relationship between pain management knowledge and nurse variables; what hospices do to support pain management; the relationship between what organizations do to support pain management and nurses' knowledge; the relationship between nurses' perceptions of organizational support and what their organizations report; and the relationship between support for pain management and hospice demographic variables.

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 3006007; ProQuest document ID: 275883699. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Catherine M. Beattie, PhD, MS, BSN

Sigma Membership

Alpha Xi

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Other

Research Approach

Pilot/Exploratory Study

Keywords:

Hospice Nurses, Pain Management, Cancer Patients, Hospice Care

Advisor

Carleen Stoskopf

Second Advisor

Michael Samuels

Third Advisor

Katherine Faust

Fourth Advisor

Suzan Boyd

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

University of South Carolina

Degree Year

2000

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Review Type

None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2022-05-27

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