Abstract: 　Objective　Combined with the specific national conditions of China, the core knowledge system of surgical nurse training courses was constructed based on the survey results of the needs of nurses in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in different levels of hospitals. Methods　On the basis of literature review, a questionnaire of knowledge needs of training courses for specialized plastic surgery nurses was developed, which was divided into 5 grades according to the importance and scored according to likert-5 grading method. The knowledge needs of 413 plastic surgery nurses in 8 hospitals nationwide were investigated, and the needs of nurses at different levels were evaluated according to the survey results. Results　The core knowledge system of the training course for specialized plastic surgery nurses was preliminatively developed, including wound management, aesthetic surgical nursing, perioperative patient management, cranio-maxillofacial nursing, origin and establishment of plastic surgery nursing, and microsurgical nursing, with a total of 77 knowledge points. According to the analysis of the survey results, the training knowledge needs of primary and secondary hospitals focused onaesthetic surgical nursing and wound management, while the training needs of nurses in tertiary hospitals focused on wound management, microsurgical nursing and cranio-maxillofacial nursing. Correlation analysis showed that age, professional title, educational background, working hospital grade of nurses were positively correlated with the origin and establishment of surgical nursing, wound management and cranio-maxillofacial nursing. Working hospital grade was positively correlated with microsurgical nursing. Conclusion　Nursing staff at different levels of hospitals all have a high degree of demand for the training knowledge of specialized nurses in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. However, due to the different knowledge needs and familiarity of nurses in different hospitals, it is of practical significance to construct a free combination and modular training content for nurses at different levels.

Key words: Plastic Surgery, 　Specialist nurse, 　Core knowledge, 　Training