Objective　To investigate the application and effect on the performance training of adverse events， and to improve the quality of nursing teaching. Methods 　Totally 120 new graduate nurses in our hospital were randomly divided into study group（n=60）and control group（n=60）. Study group used performance training while control group used traditional training mode and evaluation was made from the adverse event knowledge score， number of adverse events and satisfaction degree of stu-dents. Results　Adverse event knowledge score of study group （9.57±0.563） was obviously higher than that of control group （84.90±3.245）. Satisfaction degree of students in study group（9.57±0.563） was higher than that of control group（7.35±0.917）， with statistical differences（P<0.01）. Number of ad-verse events（n=3） was obviously lower in study group than in control group（n=15）， with statistical differences（P<0.01）. Conclusion　In adverse events teaching， performance training can be helpful in arousing students' interests in learning. Experiences of self-examination and self-correction also make the students have a deep impression on knowledge， which improves the quality of adverse events teaching and reduces the incidence of adverse events in the new graduates.