The study investigated the assessment of factors associated with nurses’ attitude towards effective pain management in selected secondary hospitals in Ibadan, Oyo state, Nigeria. The study specifically examined the relationship between socio-demographic factors, socio-cultural factors, environmental factors, personal factors and nurses’ attitude towards effective pain management. The study utilized descriptive research design. The population for the study comprises of all nurses working in the selected secondary hospitals in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. Two hundred and ninety-five nurses working in the selected secondary hospitals were selected using multi-stage sampling procedure. A self-designed questionnaire was used for data collection. The instrument for data collection was subjected to face and content validity. The items in the questionnaire were presented to experts in the test and measurement in nursing field for review, corrections and appraisal after which necessary corrections were made. The reliability of the instrument was ascertained using Cronbach’s Alpha method and 0.825 was obtained to ensure the consistency of the instrument. Four hypotheses tested using multiple regression analysis and chi-square. The findings of the study revealed that environmental factors, sociocultural factors and personal factors have major influence on the attitude of nurses in the effective pain management. In addition, there was a major relationship between socio-demographic characteristics of nurses and attitude towards effective management of pain in selected hospitals in Ibadan. It was recommended among others that there is need for nurses to understand that pain management should be person centered care considering several factors including socio-demographic, environmental and personal factors of the nurses.

Keywords: Assessment, Factors, Nurses’ Attitude, Pain Management,

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