Multi-Method Approach of Teaching Professional Ethics to Improve Organizational Commitment and Job Involvement: A Quasi- Experimental Study

Introduction: Learning professional ethics can enhance the effectiveness of medical graduates as future health care providers. Therefore, this study was conducted to examine the effectiveness of professional ethics education based on a multi-method approach in organizational commitment and job involvement of senior nurse anesthesia students of Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences (AJUMS), Ahvaz, Iran, in 2022.Methods: This was a quasi-experimental study with a pre-test post-test design including 64 senior nurse anesthesia students of AJUMS who were selected using census method and randomly divided (using simple random method) into two groups of intervention and control (n=32 each). For the intervention group, two 5-hour training workshops were held in 2 consecutive weeks using different training methods offered in an integrated manner, while participants in the control group received no education. Finally, the data were collected and analyzed using SPSS version 16, based on Kolmogorov–Smirnov test, paired and independent t-tests, chi-square test, and analysis of covariance.Results: Professional ethics education based on a multi-method approach had a positive effect on the organizational commitment and job involvement of senior nurse anesthesia students. There was a significant difference between the two groups in terms of their job involvement (P=0.005 and F=1.65) and organizational commitment scores (P=0.025 and F=35.56). These findings suggest that professional ethics education based on a multimethod approach can improve job involvement and organizational commitment and its dimensions (normative, continuance, and affective).Conclusion: Teaching professional ethics by explaining the moral virtues of work, business affairs, and code of professional conduct promotes job involvement and organizational commitment of senior nurse anesthesia students

Measurement of Nitrous Oxide gas pollution in operating rooms of educational hospitals of Ahvaz Jundishapur University in the year 2012

Nitrous Oxide gas can affect the patient and also cause chronic complications in operating room staff in the short term. In the current survey, we measured the Nitrous Oxide gas levels in the operating room of the educational hospitals of the Ahvaz Jundishapur Medical University. 576 samples were taken from 32 operating rooms through 4 months. Sampling was done in 3 different working times (8:30-9:00, 10:30-11, 12:30-13:00) from 6 different sites in the operating room. Portable infrared spectrophotometer was used for measuring the concentration of nitrous oxide. The apparatus was calibrated by Nitrous Oxide gas capsule before each reading. Variance analysis was used to compare the means of Nitrous Oxide levels between places of sampling in the operating rooms. There was a significant difference between these amounts (p≤0.00). Then LSD analysis was used to locate the variation factor. The exhaust of the anesthesia machine was the most noted place (p≤0.0001) and the other places did not show significant differences. There was a significant difference between measurements recorded when the air-conditioning system was on or off and if there was an air-conditioning system or not. These differences were observed at all the measurement times. According to the results from the current study, levels of Nitrous Oxide in operating rooms were higher than that recommended by international organizations (25 ppm) and it appears that exposure to this amount of gas could be potentially harmful for staff. It is recommended to take special safety measures and prevent the gas to be increased in the operating room using air conditioning and proper ventilation of the room