Factors Related to Nurses’ Knowledge and Attitudes Toward Pain in Hospitals in Low-Income Areas

Almost all nurses in county hospitals of low-income areas had deficiencies in various aspects of pain management knowledge. Better educated nurses with higher professional title or management position, those from the Han ethnicity, and those from the oncology department had higher mean KASRP scores. Current continuing education programs for pain did not improve the pain management capability of the nurse. High-quality and standardized pain educational programs should be implemented to improve pain management.