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Objective To analyze the guidance demands of different levels of nursing students in initial stage of clinical practice,and implement student-development-centered and targeted teaching philosophy.Methods Scales and a home-made questionnaire were used to investigate 178 nursing students at different levels and the results underwent statistical analysis.Results In the early internships,guidance needs of psychology and basic knowledge were of consistency in undergraduate and college nursing students.There were some differences in guidance needs between secondary school students and undergraduate and college nursing students.The total average score of stress and all the subscale scores were at low and middle levels.The total average score of communication skills and all the subscale scores were above 2.5 points.The was statistically significant difference in joint participation dimension and verifying dimension.Conclusions Different levels of nursing students at the beginning of practice had different needs of guidance.Teachers should guide nursing students to face and deal with problems,relieve stress,improve communication skills,and handle interpersonal relationships well.Targeted guidance,management and meeting the specific needs of students can improve the effectiveness of teaching.