Abstract: Objective To explore the current situation of nursing informatics curriculum setting in higher vocational colleges in China, and to provide reference for optimizing the curriculum setting and improving informatics capability of nursing students. Methods The research team conducted an online survey to study the current status of nursing informatics curriculum setting in the three-year nursing program of higher vocational colleges in China. Results A total of 126 three-year nursing programs from higher vocational colleges were included in the study. These programs offered a total of 189 nursing informatics courses, with 104 being compulsory courses and 85 being elective courses. On average, each college offered (1.51±0.32) courses, with an average of (45.86±15.28) hours per course. The compulsory nursing informatics courses had an average duration of (56.01±11.42) hours, with theoretical and practical components accounting for 42.8% and 57.2% of the total hours, respectively. Furthermore, 96.0% of the three-year nursing programs in higher vocational colleges mentioned the requirement for nursing informatics skills in their "training specifications," and all programs included nursing informatics courses. Based on the course content, these courses can be categorized into four major types: "computer technology," "information literacy," "informatics," and "trends in nursing informatics." Conclusion Nursing informatics capability have been incorporated into the training for higher vocational nursing talents. However, the workload of nursing informatics courses is not high, and there is still no consensus on the content of these courses.

Key words: higher vocational nursing, nursing informatics capability, nursing informatics, curriculum setting