Objective　To investigate the effect of simulation based medical education (SBME) on the experimental teaching of Basic Nursing. Methods　A total of 61 four-year undergraduate nursing students in 2015 batch (classic teaching group) and 66 four-year undergraduate nursing students in 2016 batch (simulation teaching group) were selected. Six experiments (aseptic technique

vital sign measurement

nasal feeding

catheterization

intramuscular injection and intravenous infusion) were selected in the SBME group as carrier experiment for scenario simulation teaching. After the end of the teaching

the teaching results were evaluated by questionnaire survey

theoretical knowledge assessment

experimental operation assessment and direct observation of procedural skills. SPSS 19.0 was used to perform the t-test. Results　Examination results showed that the good rate and excellent rate in students of 2016 batch were 71.21% and 16.67%

respectively; the good and excellent rate in students of 2015 batch were 55.71% and 1.43%

respectively; theoretical and operational scores in students of 2016 batch were significantly higher than those in students of 2015 batch (P<0.05). According to the questionnaire

91.0% students in the simulation teaching group believed that the simulation teaching was beneficial to auxiliary learning

75.8% liked simulation teaching

and 83.3% thought that simulation teaching was able to stimulate their interest in learning; among teachers

78.94% believed that this method could improve students' ability to analyze and solve problems

84.21% thought that this method could stimulate students' interest in learning

and 89.48% considered that this method could make students listen carefully. Conclusion　Applying the simulation teaching to the experiment teaching of Basic Nursing can effectively improve the teaching quality and teaching effect.