Vol. 2 No. 1 (2025): April 2025
Articles

Factors Explaining Procedural Pain Management in Newborn Intensive Care Unit: A Cross- Sectional Study

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  • Sirinna Tassaneeyarat,
  • Wannee Deoisres,
  • Nujjaree Chaimongkol
Sirinna Tassaneeyarat
Faculty of Nursing, Rattana Bundit University, Pathum thani, Thailand 12160
Wannee Deoisres
School of Nursing, Rambhai Barni Rajabhat University, Chantaburi, Thailand 22000
Nujjaree Chaimongkol
Faculty of Nursing Burapha University, Chon Buri, Thailand 20131
DOI: https://doi.org/10.70848/cnj.v2i1.28

Published 2025-04-30

Keywords

  • Pain,
  • Procedural Pain Management,
  • Newborn,
  • NICU

How to Cite

Tassaneeyarat, S., Deoisres, W., & Chaimongkol, N. (2025). Factors Explaining Procedural Pain Management in Newborn Intensive Care Unit: A Cross- Sectional Study . Celebes Nursing Journal, 2(1), 56–63. https://doi.org/10.70848/cnj.v2i1.28

Abstract

Introduction: Recent research has highlighted the significant impact of procedural pain on critically ill neonates. However, effective pain management strategies to mitigate long-term negative consequences are still underutilized. Objective: To determine the effect of nurse factors on procedural pain management in neonates performed by neonatal nurses, when controlling organizational context factors and infant factors. Method: This study was cross-sectional correlation design. The participants consisted of 118 Thai NICU nurses. The Data collecting used by a self-report questionnaire. The descriptive statistics and hierarchical multiple regression analysis are used to analyze the data. Result: The findings showed that organizational supportive resources and nurse-physician collaboration had significantly positive effects on pain management in neonates (β = .349, p < .001, and β = .362, p < .001). Gestational age had a significant negative effect on pain management in neonates (β = -.414, p < .001). Knowledge, attitude, and nurses’ experience of infant care had significant positive effects on pain management in neonates (β = .435, p < .001, β = .257, p < .01, and β = .236, p < .01, respectively). When controlling for the organizational context factors and the infant factor, nurse factors still predicted procedural pain management in neonates. Together, the predictor variables explained 54.8% of the total variance of nurses’ pain management in neonates. It can conclude that nurse factors are important predictors of procedural pain management in neonates. Conclusion: Thus, there is a need for nurse empowerment and enhanced knowledge about neonatal pain assessment and management among NICU nurses.

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