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Stress is applied to the collection of somatic, emotional and mental reaction, which can disturbed the equilibrium in human beings. One type of stress is work in dependent stress environment, which can affects on personnel due to its internal stressful factor. The object of this research is to investigate the rate of stress in operating room personnel and its relationship with some relevant factors. The present study has been done on 104 personnel of operating room in hospitals belong to the Gorgan Medical Sciences University. The tools for collection data were questionnaire, which contained demographical variables, physical and mental environment stress factors in operating room life stress scale. The results from this investigation indicated that 54.4% of all personals had a mild stress. The stress factors present in the operation room were inconvenient smells the highest with 76% uncooperated team work was the other factor with 29.7% and personnel equipment was (42.6%) it become clear from this investigation that there is a reverse between stress and demographical variables, of stress has a meaningful relationship with age (P=0.01) and years of service in the operation room which means as the age and working in the operation room increased the level of stress decreased. According to the results from this investigation it is suggested therefore to use the old and well-experienced staff to work in the operation room to avoid such problems.

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Background&Objective: Hepatitis B, is a common kind of viral hepatitis. Vaccination is the most secure way of prevention for the health care worker. The present study was designed to survey the seropositivity of Gorgan teaching hospitals. Materials&Methods: This descriptive and cross-sectional study was done on 300 medical and official personals at 3 hospitals in Gorgan in 2003. with using 3ml of pripheral blood, sampling assay was performed to determine HBs-Ab and HBs Ag. Questionnaire form concerning demographic information, vaccination status and risk factors were compeleted for participants. Statistical analysis was done by means of SPSS soft ware with confidence interval equal to 95%. Results: 13% of individuals were not be vaccinated and 74.6% of them were vaccinated completely. There were statistically significant differences between HBs Ag and vaccination status ,individual’s age , the last vaccination time, occupation and use of glove (p<0.05). Furthermore, 1% of samples (one female, two males) were HBs Ag –positive. These three Persons has 10 years at service and were vaccinated compeletely were HBs –Ab neagtive. Conclusion: As a result of vaccination project, vaccination coverage of emplyees and immunologic status of them were satisfactory. Because of repetitive encountering of under considertion individuals with hepaptitis virus, 2% of unvaccinated subject had been infected but fortunately were be cured. Concomitant reduction in probability of immunity was being occurred after vaccination with the passing time and considering the importance of booster dose injection.