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Abstract
The present study aimed to assess the compliance with infection control measures among nurses in endoscopy units. Setting: The study was conducted at endoscopy units affiliated to Ain shams university Hospitals. Sample:convenience sample of 60 nurses were included . Data were collected through; 1st Tool, A structure an interviewing sheet,to assess :- a) the socio-demographic characteristic of nurses such as age, sex, education. b) Work condition as work duties, working hours,day worker health problem, in service training and past experience. c) Nurses knowledge about infection & infection control measures. 2nd Tool, a) An observational checklists for assessing nurses, compliance to infection control measure. b) Standardized checklist of environment structure Results: revealed that ,about two thirds (65%) of the studied sample were doing of the total practices of infection control training procedures, Showed the positive correlation and significant relation between the total knowledge and total practices of the studied sample. Showed the positive correlation and significant relation between environmental structure assessment of endoscopy standards with knowledge and total practices of the studied sample. Conclusion: The result showed that, more than two third of the nurses under the study were satisfactory regarding to the total knowledge about the principles and procedures of infection control policy within the Endoscopy Unit, while less than one third of the nurses under study were unsatisfactory for the total knowledge about the principles and procedures of infection control policy within the Endoscopy Unit Recommendation:Continuous in-service educational programs should be held for all the health team working in the Endoscopy Unit regarding to chemical hazards, infection control measures, universal precautions, cleaning and disinfection of the endoscope while performing or assisting in Endoscopy procedures and during reprocesses of Endoscopy equipment.
Key words: Endoscopic Retrograde, Personal Protective Equipment, infection control, universal precautions, blood born diseases.