Do Nurses have enough Education and Knowledge on Pain Management to Care for Sickle Cell Disease Patient when they are in Crisis?

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ABSTRACT

In United Kingdom, the numbers of people who are suffering with haemoglobinopathies are increasing. This makes clear, that the nurses and health care staff deal with more patients on a daily basis, who are suffering through sickle cell disease and thalassaemia. Over the last decade, there has been a significant reduction for the time of biological sciences teaching in the education of nurses, at both post and preregistration. The objective behind this critical review of literature and analysis is to give away complete information about the education level and competence of the nurses' for handling the crisis situation of the patients of sickle cell disease. As it was found through this research that the improvements in the curriculum of nursing. The knowledge gained from this study was helpful in extending the knowledge about nurses' education. This study had many components that captured a glimpse of nurses' knowledge, attitudes and treatment of sickle cell pain. There were limited studies that explored the knowledge of nurses and sickle cell disease pain. Nurses had limited knowledge about sickle cell pain. More studies are needed to explore nurse's knowledge/attitudes regarding sickle cell pain with a larger representative sample size. It has been found that nurses need to be prepared with knowledge of the characteristic of VOE, assessment, and pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions to help patients. By increasing the knowledge level of the nurse and having resources available to assess and treat pain, patients in vaso-occlusive pain are more likely to receive effective pain relief.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTII

DECLARATIONIII

ABSTRACTIV

CHAPTER 01: INTRODUCTION1

Outline of Chapter1

Background/Rationale to Literature Review1

Research Question(s)2

Aim(s) of the Literature Review3

Objectives of the Literature Review3

CHAPTER 02: METHOD5

Outline of Chapter5

Methodology5

Literature Sources6

Literature Search Outcome7

Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria9

Appraisal Framework9

Presentation of Data11

CHAPTER 03: LITERATURE REVIEW14

Outline of Chapter14

Findings from Literature Review14

Nurse's Perception of Pain17

CHAPTER 04: DISCUSSION AND IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE19

Outline of Chapter19

Discussion19

Implications for Future Practice, Education, Management and Research20

CHAPTER 05: CONCLUSION21

Outline of Chapter21

Conclusion21

Is the curriculum of the nursing competent enough to provide knowledge of bio sciences to the nurses?21

Are there barriers to effective pain management and suggestions for improving sickle cell pain management?23

Do nurses have sufficient knowledge to handle the patients of Sickle Cell Disease?25

REFERENCES26

CHAPTER 01: INTRODUCTION

Outline of Chapter

The main purpose of this chapter is to shed light over the background and importance of the nurses' education and how it can impact the life of a patient suffering from sickle cell disease. This chapter will also introduce the topic of this research and the rationale behind the ...