Abstract: Objective: To establishthe key index system of nursing quality, to survey key index for estimating quality of nursing in tertiary Grade A hospitals in Anhui province. Through establishing the baseline, in order to implement scientific quality management. Methods: Through evidence and literature, a localized key index system was established and used as a tool to evaluate the quality of nursing. 33 tertiary Grade A hospitals participated the survey. Results: Looking at 2013 data reported from 33 hospitals, 2 hospitals wre excluded from the survey due to lack of data aughenticity for the zero reported pressure ulcer incidence. The rest of data shows: 1.71% of nursing turnover rate, 0.037% of medication errors, 0.09‰ of pressure ulcer, 0.14‰ of inpatient falls and 43.14% of inpatient falls with injury. Conclusion: The key index of nursing quality should be evaluated and collected at regular intervals in order to provide directions for hospital dynamic evaluation,thereby improving the overall quality of nursing.