scholarly journals Evaluation of job security among operating room nurses of teaching hospitals, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yahya Safari ◽  
Fatemeh Foroutanfar
Keyword(s):  
Operating Room ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Job Security ◽  
Teaching Hospitals ◽  
Job Displacement ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Operating Room Nurses ◽  
One Way Anova

Abstract Background: This study assessed job security among operating room nurses of teaching hospitals, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences in Kermanshah, Iran.Methods: The population of this descriptive-analytical study included all operating room nurses (n=217) of teaching hospitals affiliated to Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences in 2017, from whom 136 were chosen as study sample by simple random sampling and Kerjesi-Morgan table. Data were collected by Nissi’s job security questionnaire. The obtained data were analyzed by Pearson’schi-square and one-way ANOVA tests.Results: The findings showed the job security of the majority of nursing staff was average in low job displacement (66.9%), job satisfaction (68.5%), emotional work environment (65.5%), sense of peace (71%), organizational commitment (44.4%) and organizational defense (55.6%) domains. However, their job security was high in concentration on job (89.5%) and choosing an appropriate job (90.3%) dimensions and poor in financial satisfaction (71.8%) domain. In general, 89.5% of nurses had a high job security. The results of Pearson’s chi-square test showed a significant association between job security and gender, age, education and income variables. However, the findings of one-way ANOVA indicated no significant difference among different hospitals regarding the mean job security.Conclusion: The findings of this study demonstrated 89.5% of the studied participants were reported to have job security. Also, among the studied hospitals, Mohammad Kermanshahi hospital was found to have the highest job security.

scholarly journals The Effects of Educational Intervention on Operating Room Nurses' Application of Electrosurgical Units 

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Armin Fereidouni ◽  
Mina Amiri ◽  
Mostafa Bijani ◽  
Seyed Alireza Moayedi ◽  
Camellia Torabizadeh
Keyword(s):  
Operating Room ◽  
Educational Intervention ◽  
Operating Rooms ◽  
Occupational Hazards ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Operating Room Nurses ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Electrosurgical Unit

Abstract Background: An electrosurgical unit is one of the most essential pieces of equipment in operating rooms. Over 80% of operations today make use of electrosurgical units. Training operating room nurses in correct application of electrosurgical units and evaluation of their application play a key role in making optimal use of the units and extending their lifetime, reducing occupational hazards for surgical teams, and enhancing the safety of patients. The present study aims to investigate the effects of an educational intervention on operating room nurses' application of electrosurgical units. Methods: The present study is a quasi-experimental work of research conducted in all the operating rooms of the hospitals located in Shiraz, Iran. Data were collected from 200 observations of 200 surgeries (100 before intervention and 100 after). The content of education was derived from a literature review and standard guidelines and was presented as a poster in the operating rooms. The data collection instruments consisted of a Demographic Information Questionnaire, a surgery checklist, and the checklist for operating room Nurses' application of electrosurgical units. Data were collected once before the intervention and then again one month after the intervention. The collected data were analyzed using the descriptive statistics of chi-square test and paired t-test at a significance level of 0.05 in SPSS v. 18.Results: The average age of the participating nurses was 31.540±6.772 years. The majority of the participants were female. The results showed a statistically significant difference between the means and standard deviations of the nurses' application of electrosurgical units scores before (18.330±2.666) and after (20.820±3.400) intervention. Conclusion: Introducing operating room nurses to the standard guidelines for application of electrosurgical units can improve the quality of services provided by the nurses, increase the safety of patients, and reduce occupational hazards. Thus, to improve operating room nurses' professional performance in application of electrosurgical units, medical managers and policy-makers should attach more importance to on-the-job training programs.

scholarly journals Effects of prophylactic ketamine and pethidine to control postanesthetic shivering: A comparative study

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (12) ◽  
pp. 2898-2903 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masoum Khoshfetrat ◽  
Ali Rosom Jalali ◽  
Gholamreza Komeili ◽  
Aliakbar Keykha
Keyword(s):  
Normal Saline ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Saline Group ◽  
Normal Saline Group ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Double Blind ◽  
Postanesthetic Shivering ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Mean ◽  
One Way Anova

Background: Shivering is an undesirable complication following general anesthesia and spinal anesthesia, whose early control can reduce postoperative metabolic and respiratory complications. Therefore, this study aims to compare the effects of prophylactic injection of ketamine and pethidine on postoperative shivering. Methods: This double-blind clinical trial was performed on 105 patients with short-term orthopedic and ENT surgery. The patients were randomly divided into three groups; 20 minutes before the end of the surgery, 0.4 mg/kg of pethidine was injected to the first group, 0.5 mg/kg of ketamine was injected to the second group, and normal saline was injected to the third group. After the surgery, the tympanic membrane temperature was measured at 0, 10, 20, and 30 minutes. The shivering was also measured by a four-point grading from zero (no shivering) to four (severe shivering). Data were analyzed by one-way ANOVA, Kruskal Wallis, Chi-square and Pearson correlation. Results: The mean age of patients was 35.8+/-11.45 years in the ketamine group, 34.8+/-11.64 years in the normal saline group, and 33.11+/-10.5 years in the pethidine group. The one-way ANOVA showed no significant difference in the mean age between the three groups (P=0.645). The incidence and intensity of shivering were significantly higher in the normal saline group than in the ketamine and pethidine groups (p=0.001). However, there was no significant difference in the incidence and the intensity of shivering between the ketamine and the pethidine groups (p=0.936). Conclusion: The results showed that the 0.5 mg/kg of ketamine could control the post-anesthetic shivering.  

scholarly journals A Factual Research on Employee Green Behavior in Select Medical Research Centres - Medical Tourist Staffs’ Perspective

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2S11) ◽  
pp. 3059-3063
Keyword(s):  
Marital Status ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Medical Centers ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Green Behavior ◽  
Research Centres ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Medical Tourist ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Employee Green Behavior (EGB) is the positive environmental behavior that the employees exhibit in an organization. It is one of the several methods in which environment could be protected. The purpose of this study was to gain an understanding of variables that impact EGB of employees in the select medical centers. This descriptive paper on EGB gives insight into the significance of employee green behavior which plays a significant role in protecting the environment and analyses the benefits of green behavior for the employees as well as the environment. The study explored various variables such as Sustaining work, Avoiding harm, Conserving resources and Taking initiatives from medical tourist staffs perspective. The sample size selected for the study is 150 respondents. The respondents are selected by simple random sampling method and structured questionnaire is used to collect data. Correlation, Independent sample t-test and Chi-square were used to analyze the data. There is a significant difference between Marital Status and Avoiding Harm and Marital status and Conserving Resources whereas there is no significant difference between Marital Status and Sustaining Work and Marital Status and Taking Initiative. Positive relationship exhibited between considered variables.

scholarly journals PENGARUH PELATIHAN SINGLE LEG SPEED HOP DAN DOUBLE LEG SPEED HOP TERHADAP DAYA LEDAK OTOT TUNGKAI

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ni Kadek Risna Dewi ◽  
I Ketut Sudiana ◽  
Ni Luh Kadek Alit Arsani
Keyword(s):  
Random Sampling ◽  
Vertical Jump ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
T Test ◽  
Mean Difference ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Jump Test ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Leg Muscle ◽  
One Way Anova

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh pelatihan single leg speed hop dan double leg speed hop terhadap peningkatan daya ledak otot tungkai. Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian eksperimen sungguhan dengan rancangan the randomized pretest posttest control groups design. Sampel penelitian ini adalah siswa putri SMP N 3 Mengwi sebanyak 45 orang ditentukan dengan teknik simple random sampling. Daya ledak otot tungkai diukur dengan vertical jump test dan data dianalisis dengan uji t independent, uji anava satu jalur dan dilanjutkan dengan uji least significant difference (LSD) pada taraf signifikansi (α) 0,05 dengan bantuan komputer program SPSS 16,0. Berdasarkan uji t independent pada pelatihan single leg speed hop diperoleh nilai sebesar 4,987 dengan nilai signifikansi sebesar 0,000 sedangkan pada pelatihan double leg speed hop diperoleh nilai sebesar 2,509 dengan nilai signifikansi sebesar 0,018. Berdasarkan uji anava satu jalur diperoleh nilai sebesar 11,695 dengan nilai signifikansi sebesar 0,000 dan uji least significant difference (LSD) menunjukkan bahwa terdapat perbedaan pengaruh antara kedua pelatihan dan pelatihan single leg speed hop mempunyai pengaruh yang lebih baik dari pelatihan double leg speed hop dengan mean difference sebesar 4,667. Dari hasil penelitian, dapat disimpulkan bahwa pelatihan single leg speed hop dan double leg speed hop berpengaruh terhadap peningkatan daya ledak otot tungkai pada siswa putri SMP N 3 Mengwi tahun pelajaran 2013/2014 dan terdapat perbedaan pengaruh antara kedua pelatihan serta pelatihan single leg speed hop mempunyai pengaruh yang lebih baik dari pelatihan double leg speed hop. Kata Kunci : pelatihan single leg speed hop, pelatihan double leg speed hop, daya ledak otot tungkai. This research aimed to determine the effect of speed single leg speed hop and double leg speed hop training in improving power of leg muscle. This research was a true experiment by the randomized pretest posttest control groups design. The sample was students of SMP N 3 Mengwi daughter as many as 45 people were determined by simple random sampling. Power of leg muscle was measured by vertical jump test and data were analyzed by independent t-test, one way anova and least significant difference (LSD) with significance level (α) 0,05 using computer program SPSS 16.0. Based on independent t-test on single leg speed hop training obtained 4.987 with a significance value of 0.000, while the double-leg speed hop training obtained 2.509 with a significance value of 0.018. Based on one way anova of the obtained value of F 11.695 with a significance value of 0.000 and the least significant difference test (LSD) showed there was a different effect between the two types of training and single leg speed hop training has better effect than double leg speed hop training with mean difference of 4.667. From the results, it could be concluded that single leg speed hop and double leg speed hop training were effective to improve power of leg muscle on the students of SMP N 3 Mengwi daughter of the school year 2013/2014 and there was a different effect between the two types of training and single leg speed hop training have a better effect than double leg speed hops training.keyword : single leg speed hop training, double leg speed hop training, power of leg muscle.

scholarly journals Assessment of BIM Implementation among MEP Firms in Nigeria

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chen Wang ◽  
Shittu Hammed Adetola ◽  
Hamzah Abdul-Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Process Change ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Building Information Modelling ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Investment Cost ◽  
Building Information ◽  
High Investment ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
High Level ◽  
One Way Anova

<p>The purpose of this study is to assess the awareness level and potential challenges for Building Information Modelling (BIM) adoption among the Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MEP) design consultants and contractors in Nigeria, and to get the perspective of BIM in the industry. The research method used in this study was a fieldwork survey using structured questionnaires. The results from the responses were analysed using descriptive statistics, one-way ANOVA test for statistical significant difference, Chi-Square test, and Cross Tab analysis. The findings from the survey show that Nigeria MEP firms have a relatively high level of awareness toward BIM technology. The Most important challenges identified as barriers for BIM adoption are lack of technical expertise on BIM tools utilisation, lack of awareness of BIM technology, and high investment cost in training staff, process change, and software/hardware upgrade.</p>

scholarly journals The July Spike in Operating Room Management: Reality or Perception?

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 244-247
Author(s):  
Joseph A. Sanford ◽  
Mitchell H. Tsai ◽  
Bassam Kadry ◽  
Christopher R. Mayhew ◽  
David C. Adams
Keyword(s):  
Operating Room ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Teaching Hospitals ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Local Regression ◽  
Surgical Residents ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Monthly Total ◽  
Primary Hypothesis ◽  
July Phenomenon

ABSTRACT  Some research has found increased incidence of medical errors in teaching hospitals at the beginning of the academic year and have termed this the “July Phenomenon.”Background  Our primary hypothesis was that the “July Phenomenon” for anesthesiology and surgical residents might manifest itself as operational inefficiency, measured by monthly total operating room (OR) minutes. Secondary measures were monthly elective overutilized minutes (OR workload minus OR allocated time, after 5:30 pm at our institution), 80th percentile number of ORs running at 7:00 pm, and mean last room end time.Objective  Data were collected retrospectively from a 525-bed academic tertiary care hospital from January 2010 to September 2014 and were deconstructed to assess for a seasonal component using local regression (Loess). Variable month length was addressed by transforming the monthly totals to average daily minutes and overutilized minutes. Linear regression quantified significance for all primary and secondary analyses.Methods  In the regressions, monthly average minutes showed no significant difference in July (P = .65) compared to the baseline month of April. There were no significant differences for any month for overutilized minutes or 80th percentile number ORs working at 7:00 pm. Only August was significant (P = .005) for mean last room end time.Results  Data from a single institution study did not show a “July Phenomenon” in the number of operating minutes, overutilized minutes, or the number of ORs working late in July.Conclusions

scholarly journals Assessment of Predictable Productivity of Nurses Working in Kerman University of Medical Sciences’ Teaching Hospitals via the Dimensions of Quality of Work Life

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fariba Borhani ◽  
Azizollah Arbabisarjou ◽  
Toktam Kianian ◽  
Saman Saber
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Quality Of Work Life ◽  
Teaching Hospitals ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Quality Of Working Life ◽  
Quality Of Work ◽  
Nursing Services

<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Despite<strong> </strong>the existence of a large community of nurses, specific mechanisms have not been developed yet to consider their needs and the quality of their work life. Moreover, few studies have been conducted to analyze the nature of nursing, nursing places or nurses’ quality of work life. In this regard, the present study aimed to assess predictable productivity of nurses working in Kerman University of Medical Sciences’ teaching hospitals via the dimensions of Quality of Work Life.</p><p><strong>Methodology:</strong> The present descriptive-correlational study was conducted to assess predictable productivity of nurses via the dimensions of Quality of Work Life. The study’s population consisted of all nurses working in different wards of teaching hospitals associated with Kerman University of Medical Sciences. Out of the whole population, 266 nurses were selected based on the simple random sampling method. To collect data, the questionnaires of ‘Quality of Nursing Work Life’ and ‘Productivity’ were used after confirming their reliability (test-retest) and content validity. Finally, the collected data were analyzed through the SPSS software (version 16).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Although the quality of work life for nurses was average and their productivity was low but the results showed that quality of life is directly related to nurses’ productivity. Quality of life and its dimensions are predictive factors in the in the nurses’ productivity.</p><p><strong>Conclusions:</strong> It can conclude that by recognizing the nurses’ quality of work life situation, it can realize this group productivity and their values to the efficiency of the health system. For the quality of working life improvement and increasing nurses’ productivity more efforts are needed by authorities. The findings can be applied by managers of hospitals and nursing services along with head nurses to enhance the quality of health services and nursing profession in general.</p>

scholarly journals THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BIORHYTHM (PHYSICAL CYCLE) AND SPORTS PERFORMANCE IN WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 58-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shahram Shafiee ◽  
Ramezaninezhad Rahim ◽  
Afrouzeh Hakime ◽  
Rabbani Vahid
Keyword(s):  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Sports Performance ◽  
Basketball Players ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Statistical Population ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Single View ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
One Way Anova ◽  
Super League

Purpose: Despite many researches that have been done in the field of biorhythm and due to lack of single view among scholars, as well as importance of forecasting of athletes’ performance to improve their results, the purpose of this study is to determine relationship between biorhythm (physical cycle) and sports performance of Iranian Super League women basketball players. Material: This is a descriptive-correlational study. Statistical population was women basketball players in 1394-95 women's Super League and the statistical sample included all of the players of the teams, qualified as semi-finalists (44 players). The tool, used in this research, was athletes’ performance questionnaire (Charbonneau, 2001) containing five questions by a Likert scale from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) points. Biorhythm software and descriptive tests and also inferential statistical test including Chi-Square, independent T-test and one way ANOVA at significance level of in SPSS software were used for analyzing the collected data. Results: results showed that there was no significant relationship between physical energy and performance of athletes (p = 0.85). Also the results of one way ANOVA test showed that there was no significant difference between performance of athletes at three levels (positive, negative and critical) and physical cycle (p = 0.96). The value of Chi-Square was equal to 2.63 that showed there was no significant relationship between different levels of physical cycle and the results (win or lose) of match (p = 0.026). Conclusion: The results of this study revealed that physical performance did not depend on 23-day cycle, stated in the Biorhythm theory, and there was no evidence proving existence of these cycles. It can be concluded that there is no justifying reason to use the Biorhythm software in hard exercises.

scholarly journals Parental Involvement and Children’s Academic Achievement: In the Case of Some Selected Government Primary Schools Bahirdar City, Ethiopia

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. p43
Author(s):  
Bezabih, Mezgebu Bayu
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Parental Involvement ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Spearman Correlation ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Parental Level ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
One Way Anova

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between parental involvement and academic achievement of children in some selected full cycle government primary schools of Bahirdar city. To achieve this objective, 180 sample students were selected by using simple random sampling technique. The collected data was analyzed through, spearman correlation, analysis of variance and independent-test. The finding of the study revealed that the statistical analysis on independent t-test showed that there was a statistically significant difference between male and female students with regard to their academic achievement (t=6.25, df = 178, p<0.05). The finding of spearman correlation indicates that there was significant relationship between parental involvement and academic achievement of students (r=.56, p <.05). The result on one way ANOVA displayed that there was statistical significant difference among respondents academic achievement with regard to their parental level of education (F 2, 176) = 17.084, P<0.05. In conclusion, parental involvement is positively correlated with academic achievement of students and males have better academic performance than their female counter parts.

scholarly journals Holistic nursing care among operating room nurses: Strengthening the standard of practice in Saudi Arabia

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamdan Mohammad Albaqawi ◽  
Vincent Edward Butcon ◽  
Bander Saad Albagawi ◽  
Richard Dennis Dayrit ◽  
Petelyne Pangket
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Operating Room ◽  
Nursing Care ◽  
Cultural Dimension ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Health Promoting Behaviors ◽  
Holistic Nursing ◽  
Psychological Dimension ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Operating Room Nurses

Background: Holistic practices have been found beneficial for patients as well as nurses. They increase both the nurses and the patients’ health-promoting behaviors, spirituality, and interpersonal relationships.Objective: This study aimed to determine holistic nursing care and compare its differences based on individual characteristics.Methods: This study employed a quantitative-cross sectional approach. It was conducted at the hospitals of Hail region, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from February 2020 to March 2020. Selected through convenience sampling, 154 operating room nurses participated in the study. Frequency and percentages were used to analyze the demographic information, and t-tests and analysis of variance were used to test for differences.Results: Holistic nursing dimensions such as physiological (4.72 ± 0.40), socio-cultural (4.53 ± 0.45), psychological (4.66 ± 0.32), and spiritual aspects (4.22 ± 0.73) were consistently carried out in the operating room. On the physiological dimension, no significant differences were found in years of experience [(t) -0.073; p > 0.942], gender [(t) -1.113; p > 0.27], or age [(F) 0.558; p > 0.57), but there was a significant difference with nationality [(t) -3.328; p < 0.001]. On the socio-cultural dimension, the length of experience [(t) 0.599; p > 0.550], gender, [(t) -1.420; p > 0.158], and age [(F) 0.148; p > 0.862] were not significant, but a significant difference was found with nationality [(t) -7.516; p < 0.001]. Regarding the psychological dimension, the length of experience [(t) -1.101; p > 0.276], gender [(t) -1.545; p > 0.129], and age [(F) 1.259; p > 0.287] were not significant, but there was a significant difference with nationality [(t) -5.492; p < 0.001]. Finally, with the spiritual dimension, no significant difference was found on length of experience [(t) -1.101; p > 0.276] or age [(F) 0.584; p > 0.559], but there were significant differences on gender [(t) -3.890; p < 0.001] and nationality [(t) -3.653; p < 0.001].Conclusion: Nationality is a causal factor to physiological, socio-cultural, psychological, and spiritual dimensions, while gender is significant to spiritual aspect. Regardless of nationality or gender, nurses must be knowledgeable regarding the significance of adopting holistic care to improve the quality of their care to their patients.

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