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

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

Operating Room Professional Communication Questionnaire

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Camellia Torabizadeh ◽  
Tayebeh Bahmani ◽  
Zahra Molazem ◽  
Seyed Alireza Moayedi
Keyword(s):  
Operating Room ◽  
Professional Communication

scholarly journals Examining the Views of Operating Room Nurses and Physicians on the Relationship between Professional Values and Professional Communication

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sedigheh yeganeh ◽  
Camellia Torabizadeh ◽  
Tayebeh Bahmani ◽  
Zahra molazem ◽  
Hamed yeganeh Doust ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Operating Room ◽  
Operating Rooms ◽  
Public Hospitals ◽  
Professional Communication ◽  
Professional Values ◽  
Academic Education ◽  
Operating Room Personnel ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Operating Room Nurses ◽  
The Status

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.

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

BMJ Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. e026410 ◽  
Author(s):  
Camilla Göras ◽  
Karolina Olin ◽  
Maria Unbeck ◽  
Karin Pukk-Härenstam ◽  
Anna Ehrenberg ◽  
...  
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.

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

BMC Nursing ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sedigheh Yeganeh ◽  
Camellia Torabizadeh ◽  
Tayebeh Bahmani ◽  
Zahra Molazem ◽  
Hamed Yeganeh Doust ◽  
...  
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.

scholarly journals Validation of a Scale on Structure Indicators in the Operating Room: Contributions to Nursing

Aquichan ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Augusto Gomes ◽  
Maria Manuela Martins ◽  
Daisy Tronchin ◽  
Carla Sílvia Fernandes
Keyword(s):  
Operating Room ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Psychometric Evaluation ◽  
Measuring Instruments ◽  
Professional Groups ◽  
Valid Instrument ◽  
Good Internal Consistency ◽  
Components Analysis ◽  
Validity Tests

Objective: Measuring instruments play, namely, an important role in the safety and quality of care. The aim of this study consists in validating a scale conceived to evaluate the structure of the operating room (OR). Materials and Methods: Validation and psychometric evaluation were carried out of the instrument. The sample was comprised of 1019 professionals working in the OR for at least two years in 71 Portuguese hospitals; the research was conducted in 2017. Results: The results obtained in the reliability and validity tests reveal good internal consistency. The 28 items of the scale, and after the principal components analysis, were grouped into seven dimensions: “Environment and equipment”, “Resources for quality and safety”, “Circuits in the operating room”, “Facilities and operating requirements”, “Training and praxis in the operating room”, “Continuity in nursing care”, and “Specificities of professional groups”. Conclusion: The psychometric study allows us to state that the scale of structure indicators in the operating room (SIOR) is a reliable and valid instrument. Its use will permit evaluating and monitoring the structural conditions of the ORs.

Biomedical applications: Pitfalls in the practice

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.

Development and Psychometric Evaluation of a Revised Sense of Coherence Scale

2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 206-215 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rahel Bachem ◽  
Andreas Maercker
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Growth ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Sense Of Coherence ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Psychometric Evaluation ◽  
Health Indicators ◽  
Structure Stability ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Reliability Factor ◽  
Two Samples

Abstract. The present study introduces a revised Sense of Coherence (SOC) scale, a new conceptualization and operationalization of the resilience indicator SOC. It outlines the scale development and aims for testing its reliability, factor structure, and validity. Literature on Antonovsky’s SOC (SOC-A) was critically reviewed to identify needs for improving the scale. The scale was investigated in two samples. Sample 1 consisted of 334 bereaved participants, Sample 2 of 157 healthy controls. The revised SOC Scale, SOC-A, and theoretically relevant questionnaires were applied. Explorative and confirmatory factor analyses established a three-factor structure in both samples. The revised SOC Scale showed significant but discriminative associations with related constructs, including self-efficacy, posttraumatic growth, and neuroticism. The revised measure was significantly associated with psychological health indicators, including persistent grief, depression, and anxiety, but not to the extent as the previous SOC-A. Stability over time was sufficient. The study provides psychometric support for the revised SOC conceptualization and scale. It has several advantages over the previous SOC-A scale (unique variance, distinct factor structure, stability). The scale could be used for clinical and health psychological testing or research into the growing field of studies on resilience over the life span.

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