Table 3.

Nurses’ Knowledge Pre and Post Educational Intervention Questions (N = 29)

Knowledge Assessment	Pre Test	Post Test
	Yes N (%)	Yes N (%)	P-value
Delirium is an acute change in mental status associated with physical or mental illness	12(41)	26(90)	0.025
Do you know the cardinal signs of delirium	2(7)	28(97)	0.031
There is no blood, electrophysiological or imaging test for ICU delirium	16(55)	26(90)	0.042
Do you know the outcomes of ICU delirium	6(21)	23(79)	0.160
Increasing sedation at night does not shorten duration of delirium	10(34)	26(90)	0.184
A patient who is comatose cannot be screened for delirium	16(55)	28(97)	0.259
A patient who meets criteria for delirium but does not score high enough for positive delirium screening is Subsyndromal delirium	7(24)	26(90)	0.302
Haloperidol(Haldol) is a pharmacological agent of choice for treatment of delirium	11(38)	28(97)	0.028
Dexmedetomidine hydrochloride(Precedex) is associated with decreased incidence of delirium	3(10)	28(97)	0.030
Patients with delirium are always physically and verbally aggressive	18(62)	4(14)	0.566
Delirious Patient faces difficulty in following conversation	22(76)	27(93)	0.067
Mechanical ventilation is a risk factor for delirium	19(66)	28(97)	0.460
Electrolyte imbalance is a risk factor for delirium	20(69)	27(93)	0.029
History of dementia is a risk factor for delirium	18(62)	27(93)	0.061
Age increases the risk of delirium	18(62)	27(93)	0.252
Drugs like benzodiazepine increases the risk of delirium	17(59)	26(90)	0.050
Neurological conditions are risk factors of delirium	25(86)	25(86)	0.484
History of smoking is a risk factor for delirium	15(52)	28(97)	0.326
Being post -operative is a risk factor for delirium	15(52)	28(97)	0.292
Alcoholism is a risk factor for delirium	23(79)	28(97)	0.046
Comatose state at any point during admission is a risk factor	16(55)	28(97)	0.129