Objective To investigate and analyze the current situation and influencing factors of narrative nursing ability of com-munity nurses,explore strategies to strengthen the narrative nursing ability of community nurses.Methods Convenience sampling method was adopted,and 107 community nurses from a community health service institution in Guangzhou were selected from March 2020 to April 2021 to conduct a questionnaire survey using a self-designed nursing staff general information table and narrative nurs-ing ability scale(NCS).The questionnaire survey was conducted using the online survey method of Questionnaire Star,and the corre-sponding QR code was generated and distributed via WeChat.Results:The total score of narrative nursing practical ability of com-munity nurses was(145.59±22.78)points.The length of work experience,familiarity with narrative nursing,level of care from col-leagues,and level of care from family were statistically significant(P<0.05),all of which were the main factors affecting the narra-tive nursing ability of community nurses.Conclusion The narrative nursing ability of community nurses is at a moderate lev-el.Multiple approaches should be taken to strengthen the implementation of comprehensive training in narrative nursing,provide more care and support,and create a good nursing work environment to help improve the comprehensive narrative nursing ability of commu-nity nurses.