Objective To understand the perception of rights and interests maintenance among nurses in Hengyang city, and to pro vide reference for improving nurses' rights and interests maintenance ability. Methods Totally 690 nurses from 10 secondary or ter- tiary hospitals in Hengyang City were investigated using general information questionnaire and nurses' rights and interests mainte nance questionnaire. Results The average score of nurses' perceived rights and interests maintenance by hospitals, by themselves, and the total mean score of nurses' ...