Objective To describe nursing occupational protection status of clinical nurses in China.Methods We made a survey of 2142 clinical nurses in grade two and grade three hospitals in Fujian from June to December 2006.With self-developed evaluation questionnaire of appropriate protection level of nursing occupation to collect the general information of the status of nursing occupational protection.Results The score of occupational protection level was(121.31±28.26).The occupational protection level was generally optimistic,nearly grade 3 level,the execution of the grade 1 protection,grade 2 protection and grade 3 protection weakened gradually.Conclusions All pertinent sections should pay attention to occupational protection level of clinical nurses.The government should increase financial input,the hospital need to prepare adequate protective equipment and solve the human resources problems in order to improve the level of occupational protection.