Abstract: Objective To explore the influence of staged target training model on comprehensive performance、core competence and critical thinking ability of nursing students. Methods By using the experimental control method, 102 nursing undergraduates who were interned in People's Hospital of Shiyan city from June 2017 to February, 2018,majoring in nursing in the four-year program of Hubei University of Medicine were selected as subjects, and were randomly divided into the control group(n=51) and the experimental group(n=51).The control group received traditional training model and the experimental group adopted the staged target training model. The two groups were graded on the core competence assessment questionnaire, critical thinking scale before practice and after 2 months, 4 months, 8 months of clinical practice; The comprehensive performance of two groups was assessed before and after 8 months of clinical practice. Results Under the interaction between intervention patterns and time, there were statistically significant between two groups in core competence, critical thinking ability and comprehensive performance(all P＜0.05). Conclusions The implementation of the staged target training model in clinical practice of nursing students can effectively improve students' comprehensive performance,core competence and critical thinking ability.

Key words: Staged target training, Nursing, Clinical practice, Effect evaluation