The challenges of clinical education in operating room and anesthesia Students of Birjand University of Medical Sciences

Abstract

Introduction: Clinical education is an essential part of education in operating room, any problems in clinical education Creates problems for this part of the education to be effective and efficient. The aim of this study was to determine the challenging factors of clinical education from the viewpoint of the operating room and anesthesia students of Birjand University of Medical Sciences. Sampling method was census Methods: This descriptive-analytic study was conducted on students of Operating and Anesthesia Room of Birjand University of Medical Sciences in the academic year of 2015-2016. Criteria for the study was Passing at least one clinical practice unit in the operating room. A researcher made questionnaire which it's reliability was calculated and confirmed by a test-retest method was employed collect data. The data was analyzed by SPSS 16 software. Results: 194 students completed questionnaires, 51 of whom were male and 143 were female. 146 (75.3%) were operative students and 48 (24.7%) students were anesthetists. The scale of challenging factors faced by students is as follows: The educational environment 97 (50%), the scope of interpersonal communication 93 (47.9%), the range of clinical experiences in clinical education was 93 (47.9%), the domain of humiliating experiences was 74 (38.1%), and the area of unpleasant feelings was 74 (38.1%) Conclusion : Based on the findings of this study Clinical education authorities Must adopt methods to reduce the challenges of clinical education. Since the teaching environment plays an important role in solving educational challenges Therefore, special attention should be paid to these environments.