Objective To establish the norms for the Coping with Death Scale for nurses in tertiary hospitals in Tianjin, and to provide reference for evaluating nurses′ death coping ability.Methods A total of 2 916 nurses from 23 tertiary hospitals in Tianjin were selected and surveyed using the Coping with Death Scale between May and June 2023. The mean, percentile, threshold (cutoff) and classification norms were established.Results The mean norm score for the Coping with Death Scale in nurses was 53.88 (SD=16.58).The percentile norms were presented at each 5% interval, comprising 20 percentile ranks.The cutoff norms were described as:low, relatively low, moderate, moderate to high, and high.The classification norms included 9 categories: gender, age, educational background, professional title, working years, marital status, hospital nature, department, experience of caring for dying patients.Conclusion The established norms for the Coping with Death Scale for nurses in tertiary hospitals in Tianjin can serve as a reference for evaluating ability to cope with death among nurses in tertiary hospitals in Tianjin.