Objective To investigate the status quo of stress response, self- care and job performance among nurses in emergency department, and to analyze whether self- care has a mediating effect between stress response and job performance. Methods This was a cross-sectional survey. From February to April 2022, 467 emergency department nurses from 11 tertiary hospitals in Changsha were investigated and analyzed by using random cluster sampling method, general data questionnaire, Stress Response Questionnaire, Self- Compassion Scale and Nursing Performanc...