Table 1 Pain knowledge of nursing students

Pain assessment

Item 1: When assessing pain, what to ask the patient

78

0.32

0.49

43 (0.57)

7 (0.08)

0.43

0.29

7.40

2.84

0.73

1.47

0.55

0.37

Item 2: The effects of untreated pain

159

0.65

0.49

66 (0.88)

33 (0.39)

0.45

0.31

7.07

2.83

0.73

1.46

0.57

0.39

Item 4: Case question: A patient who does not want to take opioids for pain relief. Primary intervention for this patient

83

0.34

0.45

40 (0.53)

7 (0.08)

0.42

0.28

7.38

2.84

0.73

1.46

0.54

0.36

Item 5: Laboratory values in a patient with chest pain that should be reported to the doctor

168

0.69

0.40

68 (0.91)

43 (0.51)

0.40

0.26

7.04

2.86

0.73

1.46

0.52

0.33

Item 13: Laboratory values should be reported to the doctor in a patient who is taking aspirin for the treatment of pain

190

0.78

0.59

75 (1.00)

35(0.41)

0.68

0.60

6.95

2.74

0.70

1.49

0.95

0.83

Choosing the right scale for pain assessment

Item 3: The tools that are used to determine the intensity of the pain

137

0.56

0.57

63 (0.84)

23 (0.27)

0.50

0.36

7.16

2.80

0.72

1.46

0.62

0.45

Item 7: Most helpful pain assessment tool in the care of a young child with pain

117

0.48

0.74

67 (0.89)

13 (0.15)

0.60

0.48

7.24

2.74

0.71

1.47

0.75

0.59

Item 12: The first step to take in assessing the pain of a cognitively disabled patient who could not report their pain correctly

190

0.78

0.59

75 (1.00)

35 (0.41)

0.68

0.60

6.95

2.74

0.70

1.49

0.95

0.83

Usage and administration methods of analgesics

Item 6: The patient who should use opioids for a long time in pain management

166

0.68

0.47

68 (0.91)

37 (0.44)

0.41

0.27

7.04

2.85

0.73

1.46

0.53

0.35

Item 8: The route that is preferred for the daily administration of analgesics (all systems of the body are in working order)

117

0.48

0.74

67 (0.89)

13 (0.15)

0.60

0.48

7.24

2.74

0.71

1.47

0.75

0.59

Item 9: The preferred route of administration when immediate and rapid action of an analgesic is required

143

0.58

0.48

64 (0.85)

32 (0.38)

0.41

0.26

7.14

2.84

0.73

1.45

0.52

0.33

Item 10: Ranking drug samples in order of use according to the World Health Organization (WHO) analgesic ladder

165

0.67

0.43

70 (0.93)

43 (0.51)

0.42

0.28

7.05

2.85

0.73

1.46

0.54

0.35

Item 11: The patient who is at risk of respiratory depression when taking an opioid

180

0.73

0.45

70 (0.93)

41 (0.48)

0.48

0.35

6.99

2.83

0.72

1.48

0.64

0.47

Number of examinees = 245

Total possible score = 13

Minimum score = 0.00 = 0.0%

Maximum score = 13 = 100.0%

Median score = 8 = 61.5%

Mean score = 7.72 = 59.4%

Standard deviation = 3.01

Variance = 9.08

Number of items excluded = 0

Number of items analyzed = 13

Mean item difficulty = 0.59

Mean discrimination index = 0.53

Mean point biserial = 0.49

Mean adj. point biserial = 0.36

KR20 (α) = 0.74

KR21 = 0.70

SEM (from KR20) = 1.52

High Grp Min Score (n = 75) = 10

Low Grp Max Score (n = 85). = 6

Mean biserial correlation = 0.65

Minimum biserial correlation = 0.52

Maximum biserial correlation = 0.95