Abstract

Introduction: The ethical climate ruled in the operating room is one of the important factors affecting the educational quality and clinical skills of anesthesia and operating room students. Given the difference of ethical space in different wards of hospital and the importance of governing space in operating room of Ilam University of Medical Sciences teaching hospitals, the purpose of this research was to determine the viewpoints of anesthesiology and operating room students about operating room space in the second semester of 2018-19. Method: In this descriptive cross-sectional study, all anesthesia and operating room students who were studying in the second semester of 2018-19were enrolled (n = 95). In addition to individual-social form, Olson Hospital Ethical Climate Survey (HECS) was used for data collection. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics (frequency, percentage, etc.) and inferential statistics (Chi-square test) in SPSS 18. Results: Among anesthesia and operating room students, anesthesia students had a better view of the ethical climate in the operating room than the operating room students. The most negative viewpoint of the students in both groups was the hospital scope. Conclusion: Considering the difference between the viewpoints of the students of both groups regarding the ethical atmosphere in the operating room, it seems necessary to consider the causes and to improve the ethical climate for the students in the operating room. © 2019, Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology. All rights reserved.