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Objective The optimal community nursing intervention methods for community patients with primary hypertension was discussed in order to promote their health. Methods System management and community intervention were applied to 140 community patients with primary hypertension for 2 years, including strengthing community communication, popularizing health knowledge, improving cognition of danger of hypertension, hypertensive disease project management, tracking and monitoring the patients with primary hypertension and medication supervision.The cognition rate of prevention and control knowledge for hypertension, hypertension-related cardiovascular complication and formation rote of hypertension control behavior were compared before and after intervention. Results The prevalence rate of the knowledge on hypertension was increased, accompanied with promoting regular medication in patients with hypertension, decreasing cardiovascular complication caused by hypertension and heightening formation rate of controlling behavior in hypertension patients.Conclusions Applying community nursing intervention is practically effective in prevention and treatment of primary hypertension, deserving promotion and application in community medical institute.