Homood A. Alharbi

College of Nursing, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Publications

• Research Article   
  Critical Care Nurses’ Practices and Perceptions about Delirium Assessment in Saudi Arabia
  Author(s): Homood A. Alharbi*
  
  Background: Delirium continues to be prevalent. Hence, ICU nurses are facing daunting challenges in providing timely and accurate delirium assessment. Aim: This study aimed to determine the barriers, perceptions, and delirium assessment practices of ICU nurses and explore which of selected participants’ characteristics, assessment practices, delirium education, barriers, and perceptions are significantly associated with ICU nurses’ frequency of assessing patients with delirium during an average 12 hours shift. Materials and Methods: This study is participated by 136 ICU nurses from two public tertiary hospitals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Descriptive cross-sectional method was used in this survey using self-administered questionnaire. Descriptive statistics and Spearman rho were used in analyzing the data... Read More»