Abstract: Objective: To investigate the pain nursing management status in hospitals, so as to provide basis for promoting the further development of pain care management in China. Methods: Totally 145 hospitals were selected using convenience sampling method in June 2023, and a self-designed survey questionnaire was used to collect data. Results: Of the 145 hospitals, 138 (95.17%) hospitals established pain care management system, and 53 (36.55%) hospitals set up pain care outpatient clinic or pain healthcare joint outpatient clinic. There were 92 (63.45%), 92 (63.45%), and 128 (88.28%) hospitals conducting pain assessment for outpatient, emergency, and hospitalized patients, respectively. Thirteen provincial nursing societies where 91(62.76%) hospitals located established pain nursing professional committees, and 10 pain nursing professional committees carried out pain specialist nurse training. Totally 118 (81.38%) hospitals conducted pain care training throughout the hospital. Conclusion: The establishment of a national hospital pain care management system and the implementation of pain care for inpatients are continuously improving. However, there is still room for improvement in exploring a nurse-led outpatient working model, further improving the standardization of pain assessment, implementing the training and usage rules for pain specialist nurses, and strengthening training for nurses.

Key words: pain; nursing management; status survey; specialty construction; pain assessment