Objective To explore the problems which have occurred in the basal living nursing for severe in-bed patients, and then map out the countermeasures. Methods Using retrospective study analyzed the condition of basal living nursing for severe in-bed patients from 2003 to 2004, and then summarized the existed problems, mapped out the countermeasures and using them in the course of future nursing. Compare the quality of nursing before and after using these new nursing methods. Results The quality of nursing and the contentment ratio of patients when using new nursing method were significant higher than before, P