Table 2 Rate of correct answers about knowledge of cancer pain management
Questiona | Number of nurses (%) |
|---|---|
1. “You should not trust patient’s subjective reports of pain” (F) | 104 (47.3) |
2. “You should differentiate certain cause of pain which needs specific treatment (i.e. cord compression)” (T) | 160 (72.7) |
3. “Prescribing a few different types of NSAIDs will increase the analgesic efficacy and decreased adverse effect” (F) | 73 (33.2) |
4. “Pethidine can be prescribed for chronic cancer pain safely” (F) | 67 (30.5) |
5. “Opioid analgesics have a high risk of addiction” (F) | 31 (14.1) |
6. “The effect of immediate release oral opioid can be assessed at 1 h after administration” (T) | 83 (37.7) |
7. “Opioid analgesics do not have a ceiling effect” (T) | 44 (20.0) |
8. “Tolerance for opioid-induced sedation develops within a few days” (T) | 87 (39.5) |
9. “For painful bone metastasis, radiotherapy can alleviate the pain or help to reduce the amount of analgesics” (T) | 90 (40.9) |
10. “Opioid-induced respiratory suppression is common” (F) | 43 (19.5) |
11. “Celiac plexus block is effective for treating cancer pain at upper abdomen” (T) | 58 (26.4) |
12. “Opioid rescue dose equals 25% of the basal daily requirement of opioid” (F) | 27 (12.3) |
13. “The IV route for opioid administration has the fastest onset of action” (T) | 166 (75.5) |
14. “Refractory cancer pain rarely occurs with a percent that does not exceed 5% of cancer patients” (F) | 94 (42.7) |
Mean score, Mean (SD) | 5.1 (2.1) |