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Facilitation of nursing students' competency acquisition for paediatric pain management in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review


P. Uwimana
D. Mukamana
O. Adejumo
Y. Babenko-Mould
B. Umubyeyi

Abstract

Objective: To elucidate evidence regarding nurse educators' and preceptors' capacity to facilitate students' learning about paediatric pain management (PPM) in low- and middle-income countries(LMICs).
Methods: The five-stage framework by Arksey and O'Malley guided this review. Studies published in English between January 2010 and April 2020 were searched using EBSCO Host/ ScienceDirect, CINAHL, MEDLINE, PUBMED and Scopus. Of 300 papers identified through the search strategy 27 primary research articles were retained: quantitative (n=18), qualitative (n=8) and mixed-methods (n=1).
Results: Knowledge deficiency and inappropriate attitudes toward PPM, lack of autonomy in decisionmaking, scarcity of resources and cultural misconception regarding pain in children were hindering the effective PPM in LMICs. Strategies including nursing curricula review, continuous in-service training, access to resources and the leadership support are required to optimise effective PPM and improve students' facilitation for learning about PPM.
Conclusion: Further research is required as a body of evidence to support the development of a framework for capacity enhancement of nurse educators and nurse preceptors who facilitate nursing students acquiring competency for PPM in LMICs.


Keywords: Pain management education, Children, Scoping review, Low- and middle- income countries


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