Abstract: Objective: To construct the nursing risk assessment index system for psychiatric patients, providing a more comprehensive and convenient evaluation tool for clinical practice. Methods: By retrieving the literature and the existing general scales of various risks, a preliminary scale for the risk assessment of psychiatric patients was formed. The Delphi method was used to evaluate the items of the scale, and the analytic hierarchy process was applied to determine the weight score of each index. Results: After three rounds of expert consultation, the final psychiatric nursing risk assessment index system included 2 first-level indicators, 7 second-level indicators and 86 third-level indicators. Conclusion: The study constructs the evaluation index system for the nursing risk of psychiatric patients, and obtain the expert consensus. It has laid a solid foundation for a more comprehensive assessment of patient risks and providing targeted high-quality nursing services.

Key words: mental disorder; nursing risk; evaluation indicators; Delphi technique