Ethical Climate of Operating Room of Educational Hospitals Affiliated To Ilam University of Medical Sciences from the Point of View of Anesthesia and the Operating Room Students Ghiasi Fatemeh1, Fashi Fateme Merati2,* 1Instructor of Critical Care Nursing, Department of Anesthesiology, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran 2Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran *Corresponding Author: Fateme Merati Fashi, Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
Online published on 27 November, 2019. Abstract Introduction The ethical climate ruled in the operating room is one of the important factors affecting the educational quality and clinical skills of anesthesia and operating room students. Given the difference of ethical space in different wards of hospital and the importance of governing space in operating room of Ilam University of Medical Sciences teaching hospitals, the purpose of this research was to determine the viewpoints of anesthesiology and operating room students about operating room space in the second semester of 2018–19. Method In this descriptive cross-sectional study, all anesthesia and operating room students who were studying in the second semester of 2018-19were enrolled (n = 95). In addition to individual-social form, Olson Hospital Ethical Climate Survey (HECS) was used for data collection. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics (frequency, percentage, etc.) and inferential statistics (Chi-square test) in SPSS 18. Results Among anesthesia and operating room students, anesthesia students had a better view of the ethical climate in the operating room than the operating room students. The most negative viewpoint of the students in both groups was the hospital scope. Conclusion Considering the difference between the viewpoints of the students of both groups regarding the ethical atmosphere in the operating room, it seems necessary to consider the causes and to improve the ethical climate for the students in the operating room. Top Keywords Ethical Climate, Operating Room, Anesthesia, Educational Quality. Top |