Objective To explore the application effect of Peer-assisted learning (PAL) in practice teaching of the "Fundamental Nursing". Methods Totally 82 undergraduates from two natural classes of 2010th of nursing colleges of South China University were randomly divided into experimental group and control group. Students in the both groups were given teachers teaching combined with operation demonstration, while patients in the experimental group were given additional peer-assisted learning. Exam scores and self-designed questionnaire were used fo...