RESULTS
The sample consisted mainly of women (85%) whose average age was 38 years. The majority (46%) stated that they had an undergraduate degree in nursing. Mean number of years of experience as a nurse for the participants was 14 years. Mean number of years of service in in-home was 5 and 8 years in geriatrics. Nearly eight out of ten nurses reported that they had never had any specific training on the subject of delirium (see Table 1) Regarding the first research question, responses to the questionnaire revealed that none of the nurses in the sample knew all four of the diagnostic criteria for delirium. One nurse (1.2%) knew three, eight (9.2%) knew at least two, and 45 (51.7%) knew at least one (see Table 2) When it came to the second research question, the nurses in the sample knew, on average, three of the major signs and symptoms of delirium. In addition, 16% of the respondents all knew of the fundamental signs and symptoms of delirium. However, 24.7% of them identified a sign (see Table 3). n contrast, Table 4 shows the signs and symptoms considered to be essential for delirium by the respondents, when really they relate to dementia or depression. The third research question aimed to learn the level of the nurses' knowledge regarding the main tools for detection of delirium. The three accepted tools were the CAM, the Neecham