Abstract: Objective To analyze the current status,hotspots,and trends of research on nurse empathy fatigue in China,and provide a basis for conducting related research in this field. Methods Conduct a comprehensive search of relevant studies on nurse empathy fatigue from the establishment of the China National Knowledge Infrastructure database until January 27,2024,and perform co-occurrence and cluster analysis on the research institutions,authors,and keywords included in the research literature using CiteSpace software. Results A total of 157 articles were included for analysis. The number of articles published showed a fluctuating trend over time,with the highest number of articles published in 2019 at 28. The authors with the highest number of publications were TIAN Meimei and SHI Yan,each publishing 3 articles. The institution with the highest number of publications was the School of Nursing,Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine,with a total of 3 articles published. The high-frequency keywords were "empathy fatigue","nurse","influencing factors","nursing staff","psychological resilience",etc. Conclusion The research on empathy fatigue among nurses in our country started relatively late,and the number of publications is still relatively small. The research types,departments,and their impact on nursing work are the main research hotspots. It is necessary to strengthen the investigation of the current situation and influencing factors of empathy fatigue,pay attention to the impact of empathy fatigue on work,strengthen cooperation between different regions,research institutions,and teams,achieve cross team and cross regional research on empathy fatigue among nurses,and further reduce the level of empathy fatigue among nurses.

Key words: Nurse, Empathy fatigue, Research hotspots, Visual analysis