The effect of pain management training on nurses' knowledge and attitude toward pain management in Bent Alhuda Hospital, ThiQar Governorate, Iraq

RMJ. 2026; 51(1): 193-196

doi: 10.5455/rmj.20250919034449

Zahraa Abdualallie Dakhil, Soror, Mahbobeh Aliakbari.

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Objective: To examine the impact of structured pain management training on pediatric nurses’ knowledge and attitudes at Bent-Alhuda Hospital in ThiQar Governorate, Iraq. Methodology: This quasi-experimental pre-test/post-test study included 38 nurses. The Pediatric Nurses' Knowledge and Attitudes Survey (PNKAS) assessed participants' knowledge and attitudes before and after training. Reliability improved from Cronbach’s α = 0.67 (pre-test) to 0.71 (post-test). Results: Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test revealed significant gains in post-training scores (mean=58.82±10.72) compared to pre-training (mean=44.15±16.70), \|Z\| = 5.37, p Key words: Pain management, pediatric nursing, knowledge, attitudes, training intervention.