Résumé
Objective Bibliometric analysis on research status and developing trends of work engagement of nurse in China, so as to provide reference and theoretical guidance for further research. Methods All published papers on work engagement of nurses were retrieved from CNKI,Wanfang and VIP database before July 2017 with the keywords "nurse" "nursing" "medical staff" "health personal""work engagement" "occupational engagement". Results A total of 189 included articles were published in 65 kinds of Chinese journals,and the number of publication tends to rose every year.Among them,the number of papers published by core periodicals accounted for 70.67% and the proportion of fund literature was 17.99%. There were 170 of survey studies, accounting for 89.95% of the total amount of literature. The main content of the included studies were the research on the relationship between organizational support, psychological capital, turnover intention and the work engagement of nurses. Conclusion Study on nurses′ work engagement in China is still in the initial stage and with the development rapidly. However, the depth and scope of these research is not enough, and the types and contents are relatively simple. The follow- up study should focus on theoretical construction and intervention research.