Most mental health nursing assessment tools target specific competences such as physical health and therapeutic restraint, with fewer addressing crosscutting competences¶
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q2 i? Validated tools were most commonly associated with specific competences such as therapeutic restraint or physical health, while fewer tools addressed general and crosscutting competences. → Calvo Javier Sanz 2026
Evidence¶
Calvo Javier Sanz 2026¶
Calvo Javier Sanz, Renghea Mariana Alina, García-Madrid Mercedes Gómez del Pulgar. (2026). Assessment of Mental Health Nurses’ Competences: A Scoping Review. Actas Españolas de Psiquiatría. https://doi.org/10.62641/aep.v54i3.2069
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Mapping of the 100 identified tools in the scoping review. The review reports validated tools cluster on "specific competences such as therapeutic restraint or physical health", naming the ACMQ and PHASe as examples; no effect size is printed.
"Validated tools were most commonly associated with specific competences such as therapeutic restraint or physical health. Examples of such tools include the Attitudes towards Containment Measures Questionnaire (ACMQ) and the Physical Health Attitude Scale for Mental Health Nurses (PHASe)."
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Related Claims¶
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