Objective:To investigate the situation of nursing soft skills of nurses in Chongqing

to provide evidence for improving nursing quality.Methods:Totally 725 nurses(including nurses from 8 hospitals in Chongqing and 30 on the training class of ICU specializing nurse in Children’s Hospital)were investigated by the self-designed scale.Results:(1) There were differences(P<0.05) in nursing soft skills among different ages

forms of employment

working years

professional titles

administrative posts and the departments.(2)Nurses who scored the highest were those in their thirties

with working years of 11～15

vice professor and above

nursing directors

and in psychiatric department.(3)Organization and management skills and self-management skills showed an increasing trend from ≤ 20-year-old group to 41～50 years old group

while that decreased in the ≥51-year-old group.The soft skills of nurses scored higher than those of contract nurses.Organization and management skills and self-management skills increased with working years and administrative posts.There was relevance among interpersonal relationships

professional sentiment

cognitive skills and departments.Conclusion:There are differences(P<0.05) in nursing soft skills of nurses of different ages

forms of employment

working years

professional titles

administrative posts and the departments in Chongqing.This survey suggests that nursing soft skills could be enhanced by training.