Objective To understand the current teaching status of nursing in higher vocational colleges in China and the results can inform the development of the Teaching Standard for Nursing Major in Higher Vocational Colleges. Methods A total of 27 nursing schools of higher vocational colleges in China were selected by convenience sampling. A self-designed questionnaire which was developed according to the "schedule and requirements for the teaching standards in higher vocational colleges" was used to carry out the survey. Results Fifteen schools set their curriculum with the life cycle as the main line. The average total hours of nursing training were 3 188.30±279.99. The average number of full-time teachers was 47.59±24.35. The ratio of students to teachers was 34 : 1.Teachers with doctoral degree accounted for 2.97% of the total number of full-time teachers,while teachers with master degree accounted for 48.82%. The proportion of "double-qualified" teachers was 51.95%.Teachers with senior title accounted for 31.02%. The proportion of skill straining rooms for non-core courses such as Rehabilitation,Traditional Chinese Medicine,Psychiatry,and Psychological Nursing were less than 50%. Skills training rooms in 12 schools could be used for online teaching. Fifteen schools had online teaching platforms. Thirteen schools used third-party social agencies for teaching quality evaluation. Conclusion The curriculum,teaching contents and teaching hours of nursing specialty in 27 higher vocational colleges are quite different. There are still some limitations: the ratio of students to teachers is too high,teachers with doctoral degrees are absolutely insufficient,the proportion of "double-qualified" teachers is low,and the structure of professional titles is unreasonable. The construction of training rooms and information resources needs to be strengthened. The supervision of teaching quality in some schools lacks evaluation by the third party.