• Investigating the educational and consulting needs of operating room technologists working in selected hospitals: A multicenter cross-sectional study
  • Reza Khorammakan,1 Javad Khalili,2 Azar Arabkhazaei,3 Azin Arabkhazaei,4 Hamed Belyad chaldashti,5 Ahmad Ghadami,6,*
    1. Department of operating room, Student research committee, School of nursing and midwifery, Isfahan university of medical sciences, Isfahan, Isfahan Iran
    2. Department of operating room, Gholal medical clinic, Shahid Beheshti university of medical sciences, Damavand, Tehran, Iran
    3. Department of operating room, Gonabad university of medical sciences, Gonabad, Khorasan razavi, Iran
    4. Department of operating room, Torbat-e-jam university of medical sciences, Torbatjam, Khorasan razavi , Iran
    5. Department of operating room, Shahid Ansari hospital, Rudsar, Mazandaran, Iran
    6. Department of operating room, Nursing and midwifery research center, Isfahan university of medical sciences, Isfahan, Isfahan Iran


  • Introduction: Introduction: Since each person has unique characteristics, his / her skills learning and learning needs are different, so the first and fundamentally step in education is, studing the educational needs. Determining the educational and consulting needs of operating room technologists in selected hospitals in Isfahan was the aim of this study.
  • Methods: Methods: It was a cross-sectional analytical study to determine the need for operating room technologists to improve their knowledge in the fields of general and specialized knowledge and management of the surgery field and improve their job motivation and holding comprehensive specialized training courses. Data collection tool was a researcher-made questionnaire that consisted of 48 items (46 items with three-point Likert (1-low 2- medium 3- high) and a description section for each item and 2 reresponse items) which after obtaining consent Validity and reliability (CVR> 0/62 and CVI> 0/79) (Cronbach's alpha coefficient = 0/904) were determined by 50 operating room technologists of selected hospitals in Isfahan by convenience sampling method with inclusion criteria.
  • Results: Results: 40 people completed the questionnaire. Most participants were female (32 and 80%). The average age of the participants was 31/40± 1/31 years. 18 staff (45%) had work experience in the range of 1-5 years. Kashani and Shahid Chamran hospitals had the highest (16 persons 40%) and the lowest (6 persons and 15%) orthopedic fields (8 persons and 20%) and ocular, pediatric and vascular (1 person and 2.5%), respectively and had the most and fewest participants. The average scores of needs assessment in the fields of general and specialized knowledge, surgical management and the need and interest to improve the level of knowledge as well as the need of holding comprehensive specialized training and counseling courses for operating room technologists are 44/37± 1/06, respectively (average need Upwards), 28/50 ± 1/06 (average need) and 9/72± 0/30 (medium upward need) and the average scores of job motivation was 17/60± 0.40 (average upward motivation) ) Was.
  • Conclusion: Conclusion: Inspite of holding continuous training courses and special services for hospital staff and the existence of training systems and sites, there is still a need for training in operating room technologists and it is suggested that using the results of this study, the useful course and appropriate training programs in accordance with the operating room profession, to be planned and implemented in the first place to promote general and specialized knowledge.
  • Keywords: needs assessment, operating room technologist, training, counseling, job motivation