Objective:To investigate the application effects of a two-way six-step nursing teaching model based on the Kolb's learning cycle in the teaching of nurse interns in an emergency department.Methods:We assigned 52 undergraduate nursing students interning at the department of emergency from February 2020 to February 2022 to receive conventional teaching (control group) and 50 nurse interns from March 2022 to February 2023 to receive two-way six-step nursing teaching based on the Kolb's model (observation group). We evaluated the changes in core competencies before and after learning using the Competency Inventory for Registered Nurses (CIRN); assessed self-learning abilities using a nursing student self-learning ability assessment scale; recorded the incidence rates of related errors in the emergency department after learning; and assessed the level of satisfaction with nursing using the Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire (PSQ-18). SPSS 22.0 was used to perform the chi-square test and t-test. Results:After learning, the scores of CIRN dimensions and self-learning ability dimensions were all increased in both groups, and these scores were significantly higher in the observation group [(31.78±2.34), (50.22±4.33), (28.56±2.09), (19.22±3.11), (22.34±2.78); (30.07±3.14), (24.11±2.99), (30.11±3.41), (33.33±3.09)] than in the control group [(30.88±2.22), (48.34±3.88), (27.59±2.52), (17.77±3.08), (20.88±2.55); (28.67±2.09), (22.56±2.44), (27.99±3.03), (31.33±3.44)]. Compared with the control group, the observation group showed significantly lower incidence rates of errors in the execution of medical orders (19.23% vs. 2.00%, P=0.008) and errors in practice in accordance with standards (15.38% vs. 0.00%, P=0.006). There were no significant differences in the incidence rates of poor response on the spot, medical record errors, and medical dispute errors between the observation group and the control group (all P>0.05). The PSQ-18 scores in all dimensions of the observation group were significantly higher than those of the control group ( P=0.002, 0.001, 0.014, 0.008, <0.001). Conclusions:The two-way six-step nursing teaching model based on the Kolb's model can significantly improve the core competencies and self-learning abilities of nursing students in the department of emergency, and reduce errors in the execution of medical orders and practice in accordance with standards, thus improving their nursing service levels.