Psychology
Ebrahim Namani; Ghazaleh Nezamdoost; Mina Sahebi Mashhad Toroghi
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Background: Operating room is a stressful workplace. Therefore, the present study aimed to examine the structural model of the relationship between psychological well-being and critical thinking with strategies to deal with stressful situations in operating room personnel, considering the mediating role ...
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Background: Operating room is a stressful workplace. Therefore, the present study aimed to examine the structural model of the relationship between psychological well-being and critical thinking with strategies to deal with stressful situations in operating room personnel, considering the mediating role of family process and content.Materials and Methods: The present research is a descriptive and correlational study. The statistical population included all operating room personnel in Mashhad, Iran as of 2023 winter; 200 operating room personnel were selected as the study sample. To measure the variables, the Family Process and Content Questionnaires, Psychological Well-Being Scale, Critical Thinking Questionnaire and Index Questionnaire for Dealing with Stressful Situations were adminsitered. Data analysis was done using structural equation modeling with Amos22 and SPSS 22 software.Results: The results of the structural equation model showed that the family process played a mediating role in the relationship between critical thinking and problem-oriented and avoidance-oriented strategies. Also, family content played a mediating role in the relationship between critical thinking and avoidance coping strategy (p <0.05). Finally, the results showed that the content of the family and the family process did not play a mediating role in the relationship between psychological well-being and strategies for coping with stressful situations (p >0.05).Conclusion: According to the results obtained from the research, it is suggested to use family therapy workshops for operating room personnel.
Anesthesiology
fatemeh Vafi Sani; Seyyed Alireza Mohammad Doust; mohammad hosein zadeh hesari; Roghayeh Zardosht
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Introduction: The curriculum of Operating Room Master of Science in Iran is novel, so it requires constant evaluation as well as quality assurance and promotion. The present study aimed to comparing the curricula of Master of Science in Operating Room in Iran and Master of Perioperative Nursing in selected ...
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Introduction: The curriculum of Operating Room Master of Science in Iran is novel, so it requires constant evaluation as well as quality assurance and promotion. The present study aimed to comparing the curricula of Master of Science in Operating Room in Iran and Master of Perioperative Nursing in selected Australian universities.Materials and Methods: Necessary data was collected through an extensive search in Websites of universities of Melbourne, Adelaide and Latrobe and correspondence with them, English and Persian databases between 2000 -2020. The four-step model of George Beredy was used to assessment the curriculum.Results: The most important characteristics of the Australian postgraduate Curricula were lack of entrance exams, full-time and part-time education, at least two years of nursing work experience in operating rooms as a licensed practical nurse. The number of courses was more with flexibility in choosing courses. While in Iran Taking the Iranian University Entrance Exam, non-consideration of operating room work experience, and not entering the orientation or specialization in the graduate encyclopedia, Full-time education were features of the senior operating room curriculum.Conclusion: Comparing Iranian and Australian educational systems revealed a significant difference in programs and Curricula offered in both countries. In order to eliminate the shortcomings and promote the field in Iran, it is recommended to the planning officials, to pay attention to the clinical work experience, to use the capacity of the selective-specialized unit and the dissertation in order to become specialized, different research methods and to offer some special courses in virtual form.
Anesthesiology
Ebrahim Nasiri; Leila Sadati; rana abjar; Hooshang Akbari
Volume 29, Issue 5 , November and December 2022, , Pages 718-729
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Introduction: Due to the work in emergency situations, having high work technique and large volume of work, the operating room is known as a stressful part. Which can cause problems for the personnel working in it. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of deep breathing on anxiety, fatigue ...
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Introduction: Due to the work in emergency situations, having high work technique and large volume of work, the operating room is known as a stressful part. Which can cause problems for the personnel working in it. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of deep breathing on anxiety, fatigue and sleep quality of operating room personnel.
Materials and Methods: This clinical trial was performed by pre-test-post-test method in 2020 on operating room technologists and anesthesia technicians. Thirty-five people who met the inclusion criteria were randomly selected and performed deep breathing exercises for four weeks. Multidimensional fatigue intensity, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality and Beck Anxiety Questionnaires were completed and compared before, two weeks and four weeks after the intervention.
Results: The mean anxiety score changed from 19.65 ± 9.57 to 14.2 ± 6.34 after two weeks and 10.68 ± 5.67 after four weeks. The mean fatigue scores changed from 64.37 ± 10.07 to 56.79 ± 8.72 and then 52.75 ± 8.76 Which is quite significant in both time effects (P <0.001). The average sleep quality score changed from 9.89 ± 3.41 to 8.92 ± 2.7 and then 7.71 ± 2.7. There was no significant difference in the previous time - 2 weeks later (P = 0.57). However, at 2-4 weeks later, There was significant difference (P = 0.04).
Conclusion: Due to the positive effects of deep breathing on operating room personnel, the use of this non-pharmacological and uncomplicated method is recommended to maintain the mental and physical health of personnel and increase safety and quality of work.
Anesthesiology
bahare mousavi; soheila mozhde; Ahmadreza Yazdannik
Volume 27, Issue 2 , July and August 2020, , Pages 287-293
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Introduction:One of the important units in hospital where there is a lot of hazard, is the operating room. One of the most important groups that is exposure to these hazards are operation room nurses. Given that there are few studies on the abundance and causes of hazards for operating room nurses, The ...
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Introduction:One of the important units in hospital where there is a lot of hazard, is the operating room. One of the most important groups that is exposure to these hazards are operation room nurses. Given that there are few studies on the abundance and causes of hazards for operating room nurses, The presents study was conducted with the aim of determining the occupational hazards evaluation of the operating room and the causes of the it.Material and method: In this descriptive cross-sectional study, the data gathering tool was a researcher-made questionnaire in which besides a variety of hazards, the causes of the hazards were also questioned. Samples were selected in an accessible manner.Result:Of the 70 operating room nurses, 45 completed the questionnaires. Data were analyzed by SPSS software. Among the operational hazards of the operating room, chemical hazards were the most endangered by the average exposure of 26.09 times. Ergonomic hazards with an average number of exposure times of 10.38 and accidental hazards with an average number of exposures of 10.44 are second and third respectively .ConclusionOperating room nurses exposure to different hazards. Some of the causes of these hazards can be resolved with simple planning and low cost. Elimination of these causes can have a great impact on reducing risks, reducing costs and improving the quality of the operating room.Key words: Occupational hazards, operating room nurses, operating room