Abstract: Objective: To describe the status of humanistic caring ability of nurses in the Emergency Department,analyze the differences of the humanistic care ability in emergency nurses under different background, and provide the evidence for the training of nursing care ability. Methods: A convenience sampling method was used to investigate the humanistic caring ability of 250 nurses in 3 tertiary hospitals in Beijing. Results: The scores of the caring ability of the investigated nurses were lower than those of the norm, and the scores of cognitive dimension, courage and patience were also lower than the norm. The care ability of nurses with different titles was different. The scores of nurses in charge were higher than the ordinary nurses, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). The care ability of nurses in different working time groups was different. The scores of those who service more than 20 years were higher than lower working time groups, the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). Different age groups score different.The care ability of nurses in more than 40 years old group was higher than that in other groups, and the difference was also statistically significant (P<0.05). Conclusion: The humanistic care ability of emergency nurses in the tertiary general hospital in Beijing is lower than the norm in the foreign countries. Those who have higher year endowment and higher professional titles score higher in humanistic caring ability.