Objective To discuss the application of prospective quality management in quality control of indwelling needle .Methods Twelve wards carried out the nurse grading management and set up prospective quality control management system , which was charged by a three-grading system of responsible nurse-responsible nursing group leader-head nurse .The intravenous indwelling needle was intervened under the consult of the professional guidance .The usage and maintenance of the indwelling needle before and after applying the prospective quality control management system were compared .Results The usage of the indwelling needle was decreased from 53.6%to 31.3%.The difference was significant (χ2 =45.099,P<0.01).The incidence of bad conditions of the maintenance was significantly decreased (P<0.01).Conclusions Every level of nursing staff is responsible for the prospective quality control management system , which can improve the participation of quality control and shorten the management extent .The system is oriented from clinical practical problems , so as to improve the control efficiency , and the usage and maintenance quality has been improved obviously .