The present study aimed to explore present, ideal and death constructs among clinical nurses, and then use it to create a Death Threat Index for local clinical nurses. The theory and methodology of both Pheonomenology and Personal Construct Theory were applied to analyze semi-structured interview texts contributed by 21 clinical nurses recruited from the hospitals in Taipei area. Content analysis of these texts found 25 constructs. The Death Threat Index created from it was tested on 488 clinical nurses who are currently studying in a nursing school located in middle part of Taiwan. The result of the testing found the created Death Threat Index is a validated and reliable scale highly correlated with Death Anxiety Scale.