S. No | Questions | Response | Frequency (n = 251) | Percent |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Narcotics on a regular schedule is preferred over ‘PRN’* schedule for continuous pain | Yes | 162 | 64.5 |
No | 89 | 35.5 | ||
2. | Accurate judge of the intensity of the patient’s pain is the patient | Yes | 196 | 78.1 |
No | 55 | 21.9 | ||
3. | Distraction by use of music or relaxation decrease feeling of pain | Yes | 179 | 71.3 |
No | 72 | 28.6 | ||
4. | Increasing narcotic analgesic requirement are signs, patient is becoming addicted. | Yes | 195 | 77.7 |
No | 56 | 22.3 | ||
5. | Severe chronic pain often need higher dosages of pain medications than acute pain | Yes | 173 | 68.9 |
No | 78 | 31.1 | ||
6. | Narcotics for pediatric patients can cause respiratory depression | Yes | 138 | 55.0 |
No | 113 | 45.0 | ||
7. | Analgesics for chronic joint pain cases as needed | Yes | 227 | 90.4 |
No | 24 | 9.6 | ||
8. | Analgesic for cancer pain patients as needed | Yes | 176 | 70.1 |
No | 75 | 29.9 | ||
9. | Reports of patient/family, narcotic causing euphoria, should be given a lower dose of the analgesic | Yes | 182 | 72.5 |
No | 69 | 27.5 | ||
10. | Do children need better attention for managing their pain? | Yes | 212 | 84.5 |
No | 39 | 15.5 |