Objective　To explore the effect of the trinity training mode with curriculum training as the core

lecture training as supplement and community training as reinforcement

and to improve the health education ability of higher vocational nursing students. Methods　A total of 209 nursing students were selected as the research objects by random cluster sampling

and they were randomly divided into experimental group and control group. The experimental group adopted the trinity system to improve the health education ability of higher vocational nursing students

while the control group carried out the routine teaching. The health education ability of nursing students was evaluated by using the health education ability scale of nursing staff

and the nursing students of the experimental group were investigated by questionnaire. Statistics analysis was made by SPSS 15.0 software

the t test was conducted for analysis of measurement data

and Z test was used for counting data. Results　The health education ability of the nursing students in the experimental group was significantly higher than that of the control group (P < 0.001). Nursing students in the experimental group generally had high recognition of the training mode of trinity system. The pass rate was 98.13%. Among them

68.87% of the nursing students thought it would be a big gain to attend the special lectures; 69.81% of the nursing students thought it would be a big gain to participate in the community activities. Conclusion　The trinity health education ability training model can significantly improve the health education ability of higher vocational nursing students.