Objective: To determine the knowledge and practices for surgical pain management of nurses who work in the surgical units. Methods: A total of 170 nurses working in Northern Cyprus State Hospitals and Near East University Hospital were included within the scope of the study. �The Data Collection Form for the Descriptive Attributes of Nurses� and �The Determination of Nurses� Post-Operative Pain Management� data collection forms were prepared by the researcher according to the literature. The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) package program version 21.0 was used in the statistical analysis. Result: In the study, it was observed that 91.2% of the nurses had knowledge about pain management, 50% had received training related to pain management, 23.5% followed publications related to pain management, 96.5% did not know the World Health Organization (WHO) analgesic ladder, 67.7% used the pain assessment tool and 85.9% used non-pharmacological methods. Conclusion: It was observed that there was a lack of knowledge and practices of the nurses on the subject of the practices for pain management in the post-operative period. � Key Words: Pain, Pain Management, Surgical Pain, Nursing Practices.

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