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AIM To investigate the impact of self-efficacy on the relationship between organisational climate and humanistic practice ability (HPA) in Chinese nurses. BACKGROUND To date, studies on the effect of organisational climate on nursing care have focused on care outcomes rather than care processes. Thus, this effect remains poorly understood. METHODS A total of 757 participants were sampled from three tertiary hospitals in Guangdong Province from November to December 2019; subsequently, they completed a structured electronic questionnaire. A structural equation model was used to explore the impact of nursing organisational climate on nurses' HPA. RESULTS A total of 688 valid questionnaires were collected. The nurses' average HPA score was 107.82 (SD 12.47). There was a positive correlation between organisational climate and HPA (r = 0.409, P < 0.05). Additionally, self-efficacy mediated this relationship (P < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS This study provides new insights into nursing organisational climate, self-efficacy, and nurses' HPA. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING MANAGEMENT The significant mediating effect of self-efficacy suggests that managers should implement nurse professional development programmes using targeted strategies to foster greater self-efficacy, which could improve the quality of care and nurse-patient relationships.