Objective To understand the real experience of pediatric nurses in implementing humanistic care, and to provide a refe-rence for promoting the care of nurses and improving nursing quality.Methods Purposive sampling method was used to select 15 pediatric nurses for semi-structured interviews, and Colaizzi′s 7-step analysis method was used to refine the themes.Results The experiences of pediatric nurses in implementing humanistic care were summarized into 3 themes and 11 sub-themes, namely positive experiences (actively implementing humanistic care, improvement of nurse-patient relationship, and enhancement of professional identity and value）; negative experiences (helplessness and frustration, high difficulty in practicing humanistic care in pediatric department）; barriers in the practice of humanistic care in pediatric department （lack of professional skills and knowledge of humanities, heavy workload, lack of team support, lack of evaluation standards, lack of trust and respect from family members of pediatric patients, and workplace violence）.Conclusion Pediatric nurses are more active in carrying out humanistic care in their work, but there are many obstacles.It is necessary to strengthen the training of humanistic care ability and professional knowledge of pediatric nurses, strengthen teamwork, and to develop evaluation standards for humanistic care in pediatric nursing, as well as to focus on caring for nurses.