Objective To make rehabilitation nursing signs and apply them in positioning of unaffected extremities among patients with hemiplegia.Methods Totally 49 stroke patients with hemiplegia were recruited in the control group from July 2013 to November 2014,and 52 stroke patients with hemiplegia were recruited in the experimental group from January 2015 to September 2015.Same treatment and rehabilitation nursing were provided to patients in two groups.For the experimental group,rehabilitation nursing signs were applied together with regular guidance and demonstration of positioning of unaffected extremities.For the control group,only regular guidance and demonstration of positioning of unaffected extremities were provided.Results For the experimental group,the compliance was 86.03％(4 026 of 4 680 times),the accuracy was 72.73％(2 928 of 4 026 times);for the control group,the compliance and accuracy were 58.10％ (2 562 of 4 410 times)and 50.94％ (1 305 of 2 562 times),respectively.In the experimental group,no new complication occurred,no existing complication deteriorated,10 cases of complications were alleviated.However,in the control group,two cases developed complications,two cases of existing complication deteriorated,and only four cases of complications were alleviated.Subjective attention from patients and their family members in the experimental group was higher than that in the control group,and the difference was statistically significant.Conclusion For patients with hemiplegia,the rehabilitation nursing signs can significantly increase the compliance and accuracy of unaffected extremities positioning,and increase the attention from patients and their family members regarding unaffected extremities positioning in daily life.