Abstract: Objective: To explore the current status of the nursing researches about hospital acquired infections in recent years in China, and to provide the references for further research. Methods: Nursing researches about hospital acquired infections were retrieved from the CNKI databases from 2008 to 2014 and analyzed. Results: A total of 437 papers published in 10 journals had been searched out. Papers were published most in 2009 (91). Nursing Research and Chinese Nursing Management published most articles, 100 and 99 respectively. About 32.3% papers were survey research. Researches concerning prevention and control of hospital acquired infections in key departments accounted for the largest proportion (127, 29.1%). Only 14 articles got funding.Conclusion: The quantity and quality of the nursing researches about hospital acquired infections still need to be improved.Nurses should pay more attention to control and prevent hospital acquired infections, and should improve their research capacity.