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Objective To investigate the current situation of nursing specialty construction at department level in Shanghai tertiary hospitals.Methods Totally 92 nursing specialties in 6 hospitals were investigated using a selfdesigned questionnaire of evaluation indicator system for nursing specialty construction at department level in tertiary hospitals.Results The score rate of 92 nursing specialties was between 27.75％～75.10％.There were 6 departments with a score of 70％ to 79.9％,accounting for 6.52％.There were 18 departments with a score of 60％ to 69.9％,accounting for 19.57％.There were 68 departments with a score less than 60％,accounting for 73.91％.For the first-level indicator,the score rate of "nursing practice" was the highest,followed by "teaching level""specialized training base construction""talent echelon construction" and "scientific research".Conclusion The overall level of nursing specialty construction at department level in Shanghai tertiary hospitals is relatively low.Hospitals should pay attention to "talent echelon construction","scientific research" and "training base construction" to increase the level of nursing specialist construction.