ABSTRACT
Objective To construct a self-assessment system of patient safety by nurses.Methods Using self-designed questionnaires of self-assessment system of patient safety by nurses,29 nursing safety management experts were selected.Delphi method was adopted to carry out two rounds of interview.The self-assessment system of patient safety by nurses was built.The importance of the indicators went on weight analysis with specialist sorting.Results The system included 3 first-level indicators,9 secondlevel indicators,48 third-level indicators.The coefficient of variation of the indicators was ＜ 0.20,and the coordination coefficient was 0.25.Conclusions The initial construction of system of self-assessment patient safety by nurses has the advantages of focused expert advice,with scientific results,and is reliable.It can be used for nurses' self-assessment of the security situation in patients.