ALFadhalah, Talal
Lari, Marjan
Al Salem, Gheed
Ali, Shaimaa
Al Kharji, Hamad
Elamir, Hossam http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5573-4023
Article History
Received: 5 December 2023
Accepted: 17 January 2024
First Online: 7 February 2024
Declarations
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: Ethics approval was granted by “the Standing Committee for Coordination of Health and Medical Research in Kuwait” (Approval Number: 1962/2022). It is the sole Ethics Committee that approves and oversees any research conducted in public healthcare institutions. The Committee belongs to the Ministry of Health. We confirm that all methods were performed in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations of the Standing Committee for Coordination of Health and Medical Research in Kuwait. Participating hospitals provided permission for the study to take place and patients’ and nurses’ identities were kept confidential and coded to ensure anonymity. All Medical wards’ nurses provided voluntary informed consent after receiving an explanation of the study’s value, benefits and risks, and after their questions were satisfactorily answered. Verbalisation of informed consent was approved by the Standing Committee for Coordination of Health and Medical Research in Kuwait.
: Not applicable.