Objective To explore the effects of psychological nursing intervention on negative emotion and nursing satisfaction of patients with renal colic during pregnancy. Methods A total of 71 patients with renal colic during pregnancy admitted to a hospital in Mudanjiang from October 2018 to October 2019 were selected. The patients were divided into the observation group（n=36 cases） and the control group（n=35 cases） according to the random number table method. The control group received routine nursing care. On this basis

the observation group received psychological nursing intervention.At discharge

the nursing compliance and satisfaction

the visual analog scale for pain（VAS）

Hamilton anxiety scale（HAMA） and Hamilton depression scale（HAMD） scores were compared between the two groups of patients. Results The nursing compliance rate and total nursing satisfaction of the observation group were 91.7% and 94.44%

respectively. All were higher than those of the control group

which were 71.4% and 74.28%

and the difference was statistically significant（P <0.05）. The scores of VAS

HAMA and HAMD in the observation group were（2.12±0.17）

（8.29±1.18） and（7.48±1.21）

respectively. All were lower than those of the control group

which were（3.94±0.33）

（13.19±1.92） and（9.34±1.83）

the difference was statistically significant（P <0.05）. Conclusions Psychological nursing intervention has a good effect on the recovery of patients with renal colic during pregnancy. It can significantly improve patients’ negative emotions

nursing compliance rate and satisfaction

and so it is worthy of widespread application and promotion.