Objective To explore the current situation of hospice care education in Chinese nursing schools, so as to provide theoretical evidence for the development of hospice care education in China. Methods The SWOT analysis was adopted to analyze the internal strengths, weaknesses, external opportunities and threats of hospice care education in nursing schools in China. Results The strengths of hospice care education in nursing schools in China:filling in the educational gap, meeting the demands of nursing students, standardizing the death education and enhancing death coping ability.The weaknesses:teaching materials have to be uni-ted, teaching forms are not diversified; the level of teachers is uneven, the teacher team has to be built; regional development is uneven, and humanistic education is insufficient.The opportunities actively respond to the national policy, moral education deve-lopment is imperative; conform to the trend of aging society, cultivate hospice care talents. The threats:deep-rooted traditional culture and slump development of care. Conclusion Nursing schools in China faced with both strengths and weaknesses in conducting hospice care education.Through improving relevant legal policies, promoting the hospice care service system, cultivating high-quality teachers′ team, and establishing a localized education model with Chinese characteristics can truly realize the long-term deve-lopment of hospice care nursing education in China.