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MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, and PsycINFO were searched for quantitative studies (2014\u20132024) in English\/Spanish that included nurses only and used standardized measures. Two reviewers screened and extracted the data; quality was appraised with JBI checklists, narrative synthesis only. Results: Twenty-two studies (n = 10,710 nurses) met the criteria. Most were cross-sectional with non-probability sampling; the overall risk of bias was moderate in 19 studies and high in 3. The most frequently used instruments were PHQ-9, GAD-7, GHQ-28, and BDI; across versions, PHQ (PHQ-2\/PHQ-9) predominated. Heterogeneity precluded meta-analysis. Discussion: The available tools support routine screening in nursing populations, but reliance on self-reports and scarce formal cross-cultural validation in practicing nurses limit inference and generalizability. Conclusions: Screening programs in nursing should pair brief self-report instruments with objective indicators and standardized protocols; future studies should prioritize contextualized validation and robust longitudinal designs.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ijerph22111714","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,11,13]],"date-time":"2025-11-13T12:57:13Z","timestamp":1763038633000},"page":"1714","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["Validated Tools for Assessing Anxiety and Depression in Nurses: A Systematic Review"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"22","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0005-6010-6514","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Gabriel","family":"Reyes Rodr\u00edguez","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Nursing Department, Hospital Universitario Nuestra Se\u00f1ora de la Candelaria, 38010 Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3269-7020","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Leticia","family":"Cuellar-Pompa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Instituto de Investigaci\u00f3n en Cuidados del Colegio Oficialde Enfermer\u00eda de Santa Cruz de Tenerife, 38010 Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7492-5063","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Natalia","family":"Rodr\u00edguez Novo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Nursing Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universdad de La Laguna, 38200 La Laguna, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Miguel L\u00f3pez","family":"Mart\u00ednez","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Emergency Department, Hospital Universitario Nuestra Se\u00f1ora de Candelaria, 38010 Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9721-7227","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jos\u00e9 \u00c1ngel","family":"Rodr\u00edguez G\u00f3mez","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Nursing Department, Faculty of Health Science, University of La Laguna, 38200 La Laguna, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,11,13]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","unstructured":"World Health Organization (2025, January 15). 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