Operating Room Professional Communication Questionnaire

Abstract Purpose: Professional communication and professional values are two basic concepts in operating rooms and should be studied more closely in view of the nature of work, the high circulation of patients in operating rooms. Methods: The present work is a descriptive-analytic study with a cross-sectional design. The sample was 603 operating room doctors and personnel selected from the public hospitals of Shiraz. The data collection instruments were the 41-item professional communication questionnaire and the 26-item professional values scale.Result: Results shows the operating room nurses and doctors were found to perceive the status of professional communication and professional values to be satisfactory. About professional communications, the participants’ perception of the domains of mutual respect and trust (p≤0.001), teamwork (p≤0.001), ethical competence (p≤0.017), and workplace conflicts (p≤0.001) was significant. About professional values, only the dimension of care (p≤0.016) was perceived to be significant. Moreover, a significant positive relationship was found to exist between professional communication and professional values (p≤0.001). conclusion: Considering the significance of the concept of professional communication and its connection with professional values, it is recommended that operating room personnel and doctors receive systematic education about professional communication and the harms of destructive attitudes as part of their academic education and afterwards.

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Tasks, multitasking and interruptions among the surgical team in an operating room: a prospective observational study

BMJ Open ◽

10.1136/bmjopen-2018-026410 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (5) ◽

pp. e026410 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Camilla Göras ◽

Karolina Olin ◽

Maria Unbeck ◽

Karin Pukk-Härenstam ◽

Anna Ehrenberg ◽

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Keyword(s):

Observational Study ◽

Operating Room ◽

Prospective Observational Study ◽

Adaptive System ◽

Complex Adaptive System ◽

Professional Communication ◽

Direct Care ◽

Future Research ◽

Surgical Team ◽

Complex Adaptive

ObjectivesThe work context of the operating room (OR) is considered complex and dynamic with high cognitive demands. A multidimensional view of the complete preoperative and intraoperative work process of the surgical team in the OR has been sparsely described. The aim of this study was to describe the type and frequency of tasks, multitasking, interruptions and their causes during surgical procedures from a multidimensional perspective on the surgical team in the OR.DesignProspective observational study using the Work Observation Method By Activity Timing tool.SettingAn OR department at a county hospital in Sweden.ParticipantsOR nurses (ORNs) (n=10), registered nurse anaesthetists (RNAs) (n=8) and surgeons (n=9).ResultsThe type, frequency and time spent on specific tasks, multitasking and interruptions were measured. From a multidimensional view, the surgical team performed 64 tasks per hour. Communication represented almost half (45.7%) of all observed tasks. Concerning task time, direct care dominated the surgeons’ and ORNs’ intraoperative time, while in RNAs’ work, it was intra-indirect care. In total, 48.2% of time was spent in multitasking and was most often observed in ORNs’ and surgeons’ work during communication. Interruptions occurred 3.0 per hour, and the largest proportion, 26.7%, was related to equipment. Interruptions were most commonly followed by professional communication.ConclusionsThe surgical team constantly dealt with multitasking and interruptions, both with potential impact on workflow and patient safety. Interruptions were commonly followed by professional communication, which may reflect the interactions and constant adaptations in a complex adaptive system. Future research should focus on understanding the complexity within the system, on the design of different work processes and on how teams meet the challenges of a complex adaptive system.Trial registration number2016/264.

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Development and Psychometric Evaluation of a Professional Communication Questionnaire for the Operating Room

Health Communication ◽

10.1080/10410236.2018.1484268 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 34 (11) ◽

pp. 1313-1319

Author(s):

Camellia Torabizadeh ◽

Tayebeh Bahmani ◽

Zahra Molazem ◽

Seyed Alireza Moayedi

Keyword(s):

Operating Room ◽

Psychometric Evaluation ◽

Professional Communication

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Examining the views of operating room nurses and physicians on the relationship between professional values and professional communication

BMC Nursing ◽

10.1186/s12912-021-00778-x ◽

2022 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Sedigheh Yeganeh ◽

Camellia Torabizadeh ◽

Tayebeh Bahmani ◽

Zahra Molazem ◽

Hamed Yeganeh Doust ◽

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Keyword(s):

Operating Room ◽

Operating Rooms ◽

Public Hospitals ◽

Professional Communication ◽

Professional Values ◽

Academic Education ◽

Operating Room Personnel ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Operating Room Nurses ◽

Nurses And Physicians

Abstract Purpose Professional communication and professional values are two basic concepts in operating rooms and should be studied more closely in view of the nature of work and the high circulation of patients in operating rooms. Methods The present work is a descriptive-analytic study with a cross-sectional design. The sample was 603 operating room physicians and personnel selected from the public hospitals of Shiraz. The data collection instruments were the 41-item professional communication questionnaire and the 26-item professional values scale. Results The results showed that the operating room nurses and physicians perceived the status of professional communication and professional values to be satisfactory. As for professional communication, the participants’ perception of the domains of mutual respect and trust (p ≤ 0.001), teamwork (p ≤ 0.001), ethical competence (p ≤ 0.017), and workplace conflicts (p ≤ 0.001) was significant. As for professional values, only the dimension of care (p ≤ 0.016) was perceived to be significant. Moreover, a significant positive relationship was found to exist between professional communication and professional values (p ≤ 0.001). Conclusion Considering the significance of the concept of professional communication and its connection with professional values, it is recommended that operating room personnel and physicians receive systematic education about professional communication and the harms of destructive attitudes as part of their academic education and afterwards.

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Biomedical applications: Pitfalls in the practice

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100169626 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 52 ◽

pp. 378-379

Author(s):

J. D. Shelburne ◽

Peter Ingram ◽

Victor L. Roggli ◽

Ann LeFurgey

Keyword(s):

Operating Room ◽

Liquid Nitrogen ◽

Lung Tissue ◽

Biomedical Applications ◽

Microprobe Analysis ◽

Tissue Sample ◽

Cellular Level ◽

Tissue Samples ◽

Asbestos Fibers

At present most medical microprobe analysis is conducted on insoluble particulates such as asbestos fibers in lung tissue. Cryotechniques are not necessary for this type of specimen. Insoluble particulates can be processed conventionally. Nevertheless, it is important to emphasize that conventional processing is unacceptable for specimens in which electrolyte distributions in tissues are sought. It is necessary to flash-freeze in order to preserve the integrity of electrolyte distributions at the subcellular and cellular level. Ideally, biopsies should be flash-frozen in the operating room rather than being frozen several minutes later in a histology laboratory. Electrolytes will move during such a long delay. While flammable cryogens such as propane obviously cannot be used in an operating room, liquid nitrogen-cooled slam-freezing devices or guns may be permitted, and are the best way to achieve an artifact-free, accurate tissue sample which truly reflects the in vivo state. Unfortunately, the importance of cryofixation is often not understood. Investigators bring tissue samples fixed in glutaraldehyde to a microprobe laboratory with a request for microprobe analysis for electrolytes.

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