Abstract

Background and Aim: Surgical position is an important process in nursing care before, during and after surgery, and its incorrect implementation can be an important factor in causing patient injuries and thus their dissatisfaction. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the barriers of correct positioning of patients undergoing surgical operation from the viewpoint of the operating room personnel. Materials and Methods: This is a cross sectional study. A total of 132 nursing staff and surgical technologists working at the operating rooms of general hospitals affiliated to Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences were included in the study. Data were collected using a researcher-made questionnaire and analyzed using version 24 of SPSS software. Results: In this study, the "not evaluating the health status of organs before positioning" with an average of 3.37 from human barriers and the "there are appropriate equipment for correct positioning, but not available", with a mean of 2.84 were most scored. Also, 73.5% of the operating room personnel reported high levels of knowledge. Conclusion: According to the results of this study, the attention of managers can be focused on the barriers of correct positioning of patients in the operating room so that by providing tools, equipment and trained staff, decrease the injuries caused by positioning in patients and increase quality of care in operating rooms.