Abstract: Nursing workload measurement is the basis of nursing human resource allocation and could provide important basis for nursing performance management. It is important to introduce the concept of "weight" when measuring workload. We could consider the number of nursing work and at the same time fully reflect the operational risk and technical difficulty. It could improve the workload measurement and rational allocation of nursing human resources, establish a scientific performance appraisal system, and stable nursing staff. We reviewed the progress of the application of weighted nursing workload to provide reference for the follow-up study.