Objective To understand the influence of nursing intervention in community on hypertension pa-tients′life style and behaviors.Methods 183 hypertensive patients admitted registered in Donghu Street community were selected for nursing intervention for 18 months, from whom effect evaluation was made through pre -and post -intervention.Results Nursing intervention had significant influence on hypertension patients′life style such as smoking, drinking, salt restriction and exercise (p <0.01).With improvement of notable knowledge on hypertension and its risk factors, control rate of blood pressure and medicine taking compliance all increased significantly (p <0.01), but illegible improvement was found respecting weight control, high fat diet and patients′emotion (p >0.05).Conclusion In some way community nursing intervention can alter hypertension patients′life style and help to improve their health status and quality of life.