Knowledge on Nonpharmacological Methods of Pain Management among Nurses at Bindura Hospital, Zimbabwe

Table 4

Knowledge on nonpharmacological therapies (n=75).

VARIABLE	YES		NO		DO NOT KNOW
	Frequency	%	Frequency	%	Frequency	%
Nonpharmacological pain therapies can generally be applied by all members of pain team	48	64	22	29.3	5	6.7
Nonpharmacological pain techniques can be learnt and supplied by nurses	63	84	9	12	3	4
Would you recommend non pharmacological pain therapies
In the acute phase of injury	22	29.3	53	70.7	0	0
In post-operative pain management	19	25.3	54	70.1	2	2.6
On a paediatric patient in pain	25	33.3	50	66.7	0	0
Neuralgic pain	12	16	55	73.3	8	10.7
Cancer pain	14	18.7	59	78.7	2	2.6