BSTRACT: Endoscopy is a major diagnostic and therapeutic modality in the care of patients with disease
of the gastro-intestinal tract. Ethically, we are obligated to do the right thing. However, is it fair that the first
patient receives a properly cleaned/processed device and subsequent patients may not? All patients have
the right to receive the same standard of care. The society of gastroenterology nurses associates (SGNA)
presents a standards to be used for all settings where gastrointestinal endoscopy is practiced. The purpose
of the study is 1- To assess the endoscopy nurses practice as regard principle of disinfection and
sterillization as an infection control in gastrointestinal endoscopy units. 2- To identify the difference between
the standard of infection control practice and the actual nurses practice. Nursing practice evaluation sheet
includes endoscope reprocessing competency sheet and observational competency checklist were used. It
was found that a huge gap exists between what is generally recommended for reprocessing endoscopes
and clinical practice and what is practiced.