Abstract: Objective:To explore the influence of clinical nursing pathway (CNP) on children with viral encephalitis.Methods:One hundred and nineteen children with viral encephalitis were divided into the experimental group (59 cases) and the control group (60 cases) randomly.The routine nursing care was used in the control group,while the CNP was used in the experimental group.Results:The satisfactory degree in the CNP group was higher than that in the control group (P<0.001),and nursing defect of the CNP group was lower than that of the control group (P<0.05).Conclusions:The normalization and routinization of CNP can turn nursing from passiveness to initiative,so that the best nursing service can be achieved,and thus improve the nursing quality.