Leila Abadian, Negin Masoudi Alavi, Zahra Tagharrobi
Clinical nursing competency during epidemics: a qualitative content analysis
BMC nursing
objectives review appraise available literature regarding nursing students knowledge attitudes towards pain management secondly examine instruments currently used measure students knowledge attitudes towards pain management review conducted using whittemore knafls fivestage framework integrative reviews comprehensive search retrieve relevant studies published english 1978 2022 conducted using databases cinahl medline embase scopus databases updated search databases performed identify studies published 20232024 initial search located 558 articles one relevant article identified updated search test total 244 duplicated records removed remaining 315 studies eligible screening screening checking eligibility 29 included articles critically appraised using joanna briggs institute critical appraisal tools synthesis findings 29 included studies indicated internationally nursing students limited knowledge often hold negative attitudes towards pain various instruments used measure students knowledge attitudes towards pain studies used truefalse multiplechoice questions likerttype scales validity reliability tools reported acceptable commonly used instrument knowledge attitudes survey regarding pain findings review suggest need refinement pain education programs improve nursing students knowledge attitudes towards pain management future research focus understanding personal environmental factors impact students level knowledge attitudes inform curriculum development ultimately quality care graduates provide