THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE LEVEL OF NURSES' KNOWLEDGE IN IDENTIFYING PAIN RESPONSES TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PAIN MANAGEMENT IN TODDLER-AGE PATIENTS IN THE PEDIATRIC WARD OF TANGERANG CITY HOSPITAL

Abstract

Background, Toddler patients  who are undergoing treatment require attention from nurses because at this age the child is not able to tolerate the pain he feels. Preliminary studies conducted by researchers found that nurses have not been able to identify the pain response  of toddlers  properly. The objective is to analyze the relationship between the level of knowledge of nurses in identifying pain responses to the implementation of pain management in toddler-age children  in the pediatric ward at the Tangerang City Regional General Hospital. Research Methodology, A type of analytical research with a Cross Sectional approach, data analysis using the Chi Square test. The population in this study is all nurses who are in charge of treating pediatric patients in the inpatient of the Tangerang City Regional General Hospital, the number of samples is 30 respondents. The results, based on the results of the chi square  test, it is known that there is a significant relationship with the p value  of 0.004 < 0.05. Conclusion, The level of nurse knowledge in identifying pain responses affects the good implementation of pain management in toddler  children in the pediatric ward at the Tangerang City Regional General Hospital.