Abstract: Objective: To explore the nursing interns' knowledge and attitudes on pain management , and further to identify the barriers influencing their knowledge and attitudes in order to provide evidence for improving pain management courses. Methods: We distributed the Chinese version of Knowledge and Attitudes Survey Regarding Pain questionnaires(KASRP) to 151 college or university nursing interns in one hospital of Tianjing. Results: The level of nursing interns' pain management knowledge and attitudes was relatively low with a mean correct rate (43.46±7.31)%. There were significant differences in nursing interns' correct scores in pain management training and in pain assessment tool application experience (P<0.05). Conclusion: Nursing interns appear to be inadequate in both knowledge and attitudes on pain management. It suggests that nursing interns' knowledge and attitudes could be improved by sufficient training and clinical practice in pain management.