Educational intervention on delirium assessment using confusion assessment method-ICU (CAM-ICU) in a general intensive care unit.

Aims And Objectives: To assess intensive care unit nurses' knowledge of intensive care unit delirium and delirium assessment before and after an educational intervention. In addition, nurses' perception on the usefulness of a delirium assessment tool and barriers against delirium assessment were assessed as secondary objectives.

Background: Early identification of delirium in intensive care units is crucial for patient care.