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Of 69 recruited hospitals and nursing homes, 66 participated, and 63 provided complete data for analysis. Participants included 79.4% nurses and 14.3% researchers. Delirium prevalence was 13.6% at 8 a.m. (general ward 9.7%, intensive care unit (ICU) 29.7%, emergency department 40.0% and nursing home 8.9%) and 13.9% at 8 p.m. (general ward 12.0%, ICU 19.8%, emergency department 27.2% and nursing home 10.8%) on March 15, 2023. The Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) was used by 23.8% of participants, and the confusion-assessment method for the ICU (CAM-ICU) was used by 28.6% of participants and was the most frequently used screening tool.\n\nCONCLUSIONS. On March 15, 2023, delirium prevalence in Denmark was 13.6% at 8 a.m. and 13.9% at 8 p.m. across 63 hospital departments and nursing homes. The CAM, brief CAM, and CAM-ICU were the most used assessment tools.\n\nFUNDING. There was no funding allocated to this study.\n\nTRIAL REGISTRATION. 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