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NCT Number: NCT05373641

Effect of Repeated Feedback to Registered Nurses Pain Nursing Documentation

The aim of the study is to find out how pain nursing documentation audit and educational feedback effect to RN's pain nursing documentation, the average level of pain nursing documentation knowledge of unit RN's, patient satisfaction of pain management and number of pain nursing incident reports. In addition, how background variables are related to the pain nursing documentation.

Research hypothesis:

Pain nursing documentation audit and educational feedback increased RNs' pain nursing documentation and knowledge, patient satisfaction to pain management and effect to number of pain nursing incident reports.

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Key information

Conditions

Education Agnosia Nervous System Diseases Neurobehavioral Manifestations Neurologic Manifestations Nurse's Role Pain Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Perceptual Disorders Signs and Symptoms

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Kuopio University Hospital

Kuopio, Finland

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Registered nurses (RN) who work at the Kuopio University Hospital in units of which patients potentially require pain management.

Exclusion criteria

  • Professionals other than RN
  • RN who do not use pain management strategies in their work

Treatment and study plan

Repeated feedback

Other

Repeated feedback monthly based on previous month pain documentation audit results.

Pain documentation audit

Other

Monthly pain documentation audit

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in RNs' pain documentation

    Time frame: Baseline (T0), month 1 (T1), month 2 (T2), month 3 (T3), month 4 (T4), month 5 (T5) month 6 (T6), month 7 (T7), month 8 (T8)

    MEASUREMENT TOOL: Structured audit frame to evaluate pain assessment and management documentation.

    UNIT OF MEASURE:

    Information is collected as follows from EHR

    • Patient pain documented in the care chart
    • Patient need for pain management documented
    • Patient pain management goal documented
    • Patient pain assessment
    • Patient pain assessment in the previous 24 hours
    • Patient pain
    • Use of pain assessment tool
    • Non-pharmacological methods
    • Pharmacological interventions
    • Intervention (pharmacological or non-pharmacological effect assessment)

    Multiple measurements are aggregated to achieve one declared value as follows:

    First, each evaluated area results in 0 (not fulfilled) or 1 point (fulfilled). Second, the points are summed. Third, the sum is transformed to a 0-100 scale and reported as a single value reflecting pain documentation quality.

  2. Change in RNs' pain knowledge

    Time frame: Baseline (T0), month 3 (T3), month (T7)

    Pain knowledge questionnaire used in three time points

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change in patient satisfaction of pain management

    Time frame: Before intervention (T0), month 3 (T3), month 6 (T6), month 8 (T8)

    Nursing patient feedback questionnaire analyzed at two time points

  2. Change in number of pain nursing incident reports

    Time frame: Before intervention (T0), month 8 (T8)

    Pain nursing incident reports analyzed at two time points

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Kuopio University Hospital

Other

Collaborators

  • University of Eastern Finland

Registry information

Official study title

Effect of Repeated Feedback to RNs' Pain Nursing Documentation: A Cluster Randomized Trial

Important dates

Study start
2022
Primary completion
2022
Study completion
2022
First posted
May 13, 2022
Registry last updated
Oct 25, 2023

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