Abstract: To improve nursing students' research capacity, School of Nursing, PUMC explored the mode of scientific research and teaching for nursing undergraduates which meet the needs of healthcare in China and so to develop an integrated and systematic program ofresearch training, and meanwhile to cultivate students' scientific research and innovation. The “three-stage scientific research training system” stimulated undergraduates' interest in scientific research and innovation, activated their independent and critical reasoning and innovation, and thus to contribute to the capacity development of research as well as innovation.

Key words: nursing undergraduates, scientific research ability, the innovation ability