ABSTRACT
Objective To explore the effect of the teacher-student co-construction of skills training team in teaching of nursing skills for higher vocational nursing students. Methods About 129 students from grade 12 were enrolled in the control group, where the traditional teaching method was used. Another 136 nursing students from grade 13 were enrolled in the experiment group, where the teacher-student co-construction of skills training team was used. The two groups were compared in terms of test scores on nursing skills . Result The scores of the nursing skill in the experiment group were significantly higher than those of the control group (P < 0.05). Conclusion The implementation of teacher-student co-construction of nursing skills training team can improve the nursing skills of the nursing students, motivate students' initiative and creativity and enhance their sense of responsibility and other comprehensive quality.