Abstract: Objective To establish the nursing care for the patients with pulse steroid therapy, and to investigate its effect. Methods 78 patients who accepted pulse steroid therapy in the past 4 years were analyzed retrospectively, in which, 42 within past 2 years （2008 and 2007) were as pulse steroid nursing care group, and other 36 patients before 2 years (2007 and 2006) were as routine nursing care group. Results 3 weeks after the pulse steroid therapy, in pulse steroid nursing care group, proximal muscle weakness were found in 8 patents, insomnia in 18 patients; while in routine nursing care groups, proximal muscle weakness were found in 16 patents, and insomnia in 25 patients（P<0.05）. Conclusion Pulse steroid nursing care can reduce the incidence of muscle weakness and insomnia after pulse steroid therapy significantly.

Key words: pulse steroid therapy, nursing, complication, muscle weakness, insomnia