Purpose

Professional communication and professional values are two basic concepts in operating rooms and should be studied more closely in view of the nature of work and the high circulation of patients in operating rooms.

Methods

The present work is a descriptive-analytic study with a cross-sectional design. The sample was ۶۰۳ operating room physicians and personnel selected from the public hospitals of Shiraz. The data collection instruments were the ۴۱-item professional communication questionnaire and the ۲۶-item professional values scale.

Results

The results showed that the operating room nurses and physicians perceived the status of professional communication and professional values to be satisfactory. As for professional communication, the participants’ perception of the domains of mutual respect and trust (p ≤ ۰.۰۰۱), teamwork (p ≤ ۰.۰۰۱), ethical competence (p ≤ ۰.۰۱۷), and workplace conflicts (p ≤ ۰.۰۰۱) was significant. As for professional values, only the dimension of care (p ≤ ۰.۰۱۶) was perceived to be significant. Moreover, a significant positive relationship was found to exist between professional communication and professional values (p ≤ ۰.۰۰۱).

Conclusion

Considering the significance of the concept of professional communication and its connection with professional values, it is recommended that operating room personnel and physicians receive systematic education about professional communication and the harms of destructive attitudes as part of their academic education and afterwards.

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