Objective To explore the effects of focused settlement mode applied in caring the acute paraquat poisoning patients.Methods 106 hospitalized patients with acute paraquat poisoning were randomly divided into the control group and the experimental group.All patients in the control group were performed conventional nursing instruction and the experimental group was nursed with focused settlement mode on the basis of conventional nursing instruction.The efficacy of nursing was evaluated when they were discharged from hospital.Results The self-care skills and knowledge,consciously following the medical behavior,satisfaction degree with clinical service of the experimental group were significandy better than the control group,while the hospitalization days were shorter than the control group.Conclusions Focused settlement mode can improve the effect of nursing care for patients with acute paraquat poisoning.