Viewpoints of operating room staff and students toward ethical climate in teaching hospitals of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences

Ethical climate is an important factor in hospitals. Because of stressful conditions and necessity of people collaboration in the operating room, it seems that ethical climate of this part differs from other sections of the hospital. Due to lack of researches at this context, present study was performed with the aim of evaluating operating rooms ethical climate in the view of staff and students of this field in teaching hospitals of Tabriz University of medical sciences. All of operating room students and staff in teaching hospitals of Tabriz University of medical sciences were entered into this descriptive study. In addition to demographic characteristics form, the Olson hospital ethical climate survey was used to collect information. At this study 78% of staff and 61.4% of students were female. Mean score of age in operating room staff was 34.54 and in students was 20.87. Also, most of the students (64.9%) and staff (58.1%) had negative viewpoint to the ethical climate of operating rooms in teaching hospitals of Tabriz University of medical sciences. While both groups evaluated communication of colleagues in the operating rooms as the most positive dimension. Regarding to negative ethical climate of operating rooms in studied hospitals, it seems essential adverting the causes of this case and planning to improve the situation and resolve ethical problems.