Objective To investigate the novice nurses'psychological experience of caring hospitalized children with pain .Methods Fifteen pediatric novice nurses were in-depth interviewed .The interview results were transcribed and analyzed on the bases of relevant theories .Results Novice nurses felt confident and had self-identity when pain of hospitalized children was expected , otherwise, they felt fearful, helpless, unconfident and even losing their sense of self . Conclusions More attention should be paid to the novice nurses'psychological experience of caring hospitalized children with pain .Effective interventions should be adopted to develop the novice nurses'ability of pain care and assure the quality , efficiency and safety of nursing .