Preliminary validation of the Suicide Management Competency Scale in a Chinese nurse population: a cross-sectional study

To the best of our knowledge, this is the inaugural study to report the utilisation of the Suicide Management Competency Scale (SMCS) in the context of clinical nursing. The findings offer preliminary support for the utilisation of the SMCS in clinical nurses. In the future, nursing managers will be able to effectively evaluate clinical nurses' ability to manage and prevent suicide, as well as train nurses in this area, with the ultimate goal of saving as many lives as possible.