Ahmed, S., Abd Elrahman, G., Abdelaleem, M. (2023). Role of Nursing Care in Providing Pain Relief for Women in Labour at Woman's Health Hospital Assuit University: A Clinical Audit. Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 11(37), 43-55. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2023.205522.1566
Sara M Ahmed; Ghadah A. Abd Elrahman; Mahmoud A Abdelaleem. "Role of Nursing Care in Providing Pain Relief for Women in Labour at Woman's Health Hospital Assuit University: A Clinical Audit". Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 11, 37, 2023, 43-55. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2023.205522.1566
Ahmed, S., Abd Elrahman, G., Abdelaleem, M. (2023). 'Role of Nursing Care in Providing Pain Relief for Women in Labour at Woman's Health Hospital Assuit University: A Clinical Audit', Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 11(37), pp. 43-55. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2023.205522.1566
Ahmed, S., Abd Elrahman, G., Abdelaleem, M. Role of Nursing Care in Providing Pain Relief for Women in Labour at Woman's Health Hospital Assuit University: A Clinical Audit. Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 2023; 11(37): 43-55. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2023.205522.1566
Role of Nursing Care in Providing Pain Relief for Women in Labour at Woman's Health Hospital Assuit University: A Clinical Audit
1Nursing Specialist, at Women Health Hospital, Assuit University, Egypt.
2Professor of Maternity and New Born Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assuit University, Egypt.
3Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecologic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Assuit University, Egypt.
Abstract
Background: Pain relief in the course of labor is often neglected. Providing care and comfort to parturient women all through childbirth is a necessary role. Using non pharmacologic skills to support the ordinary system of birth, nurses may also minimize the use of medical methods and their viable complications. Aim: Assess the role of nurses in providing pain relief for women in labour. Research Question: Do nurses have a role in relieving pain to women in labour at Woman's Health Hospital, Assiut University? Design: A clinical audit was used. Setting: It was conducted at reception and emergency unit, Woman's Health Hospital, Assiut University. Sample: A simple random sample of sixty two maternity nurses who deal with female in labour. Tool: There had been three tools concerned in this study:A structured Interviewing questionnaire, observational checklist, likert mind-set scale. Results: about 37.1% and 82.2% of the studied nurses had an efficient knowledge about pain-relief methods in pre and post audit respectively, 22.6% and 77.4% had pleasant practices in pre and post audit respectively. Also 54.8% and 96.8% of the studied nurses had a tremendous mind-set regarding pain-relief strategies in pre and submit audit respectively with enormously large distinction between pre and post audit p-value <0.01. Conclusion: There was a highly significant improvement in nurses’ knowledge and practices, also attitude was improved. Recommendations: Implementation of labor supportive measure guidelines in different child- birth units to improve nurses’ practice regarding pain relief measures.