Effects of Education on Nurses' Knowledge and Attitudes of Pain Management in a Postoperative Cardiovascular Unit

Background: This project explores the impact of an educational in-service on nurses' knowledge and attitudes toward pain on a postoperative cardiovascular unit. Method: A convenience sample of nurses employed on the postoperative cardiovascular intensive care unit ( n = 82) were asked to participate in this project, with 74 nurses attending the in-service training. Surveys that were 70% complete were used for analysis (preeducation, n = 22; posteducation, n = 24). Results: The results from this project demonstrated that the use of a brief educational in-service is effective and efficient in increasing nurses' knowledge and attitudes related to pain management in this group of nurses. Posteducation survey scores were significantly higher than preeducation survey scores ( p < .001). Conclusion: These findings suggest that a brief educational in-service on pain management can improve nurses' knowledge and attitudes on pain management in this postoperative cardiovascular unit. [ J Contin Educ Nurs . 2020;51(8):377–383.]