Abstract: Objective: To understand the current development status of nuclear medicine nursing in China and provide reference for promoting the scientific and standardized development of nuclear medicine nursing profession. Methods: Convenience sampling method was used to conduct a survey on the current situation of nuclear medicine nurses in 134 hospitals in 27 provinces (municipalities, autonomous regions) of China from August to October 2024 using a self-designed questionnaire. Results: There were 124 public hospitals (92.54%), 132 tertiary hospitals (98.51%), and nuclear medicine nursing committees were established in 11 provinces. The service of the department of nuclear medicine mainly included single photon imaging, positron imaging, nuclide therapy, radioimmunoassay, radiofrequency ablation, etc. A total of 1050 nuclear medicine nurses were investigated, the number of nurses with master's degree accounted for 4.28%. The work contents of nuclear medicine nurses included radiopharma injection, examination appointment and registration, assisting patients with iodine-131 treatment, regular patient follow-up, scientific research and popularization, clinical teaching, etc. The number of nurses in nuclear medicine departments of hospitals varied greatly. Conclusion: Nuclear medicine nursing in China is still in the initial stage of development, there are few high-level talents, lack of scientific research ability and other problems. The on-the-job training and continuing education of nuclear medicine nurses can be strengthened to improve their scientific research quality, and the exchanges and cooperation between hospitals can be strengthened through the establishment of nuclear medicine nursing committees in various provinces.

Key words: nuclear medicine; nursing; disciplinary development; status survey