Nursing case reports can provide reference for clinical nursing work experience for rare,special and difficult diseases.At present,the quality of case reports in Chinese nursing journals is uneven,and some of them do not follow the relevant reporting norms.By introducing the formation and content of the CARE guidelines,this paper illustrated the use of the CARE guidelines in case reports in the field of nursing with examples,and provided references for nursing researchers to use the CARE guidelines in writing,with a view to improving the clarity,integrity and transparency of the writing of nursing case reports in China.