Abstract: Objective: To analyze the current situation of nursing post management in China and provide suggestions for its further development. Methods: Fully consided the economic development level, level characteristics, and regional conditions of each region, we conducted an online questionnaire survey in 162 hospitals nationwide and field research in 6 hospitals to review the nursing position setting and human resource allocation in some hospitals in China. Results: The average total number of registered nurses in the surveyed hospitals was 946.26, of which 55.61 (5.88%) were nursing management personnel. Most hospitals had 5 levels of nursing job setting (69.14%), which were basically divided into three major categories: nursing management, clinical nursing, and other positions, with significant variation in the latter two areas. Medical institutions mainly relied on the bed-to-nurse ratio required by national policy documents and actual clinical work to allocate nursing personnel. Conclusion: The classification of nursing positions in different regions is basically the same yet with differences in the hierarchical management system. The arrangement of nursing positions in various categories is unreasonable, and the connotation of post settings needs to be deepened with a patient-centered approach.There is a relative shortage of nursing manpower in some departments, and a more scientific method of manpower allocation needs to be explored.

Key words: nursing post management; position setting; human resource; nursing