Abstract: Objective To explore the effect of quality control circle (QCC) on health education in stroke rehabilitation nursing. Methods Such activities were conducted in the VIP ward of neurological rehabilitation in our hospital as: theme selecting, activity planning, status mastering, cause analyzing, countermeasures formulating and implementing, etc., in accordance with QCC theory from January to April, 2014. Results The satisfaction of stroke patients to health education rose from 80.1% to 91.1% (P<0.001), and the dissatisfaction to guidance of activities of daily living and prevention of complications decreased significantly (P<0.05) after the implementation of QCC program. All the circle members benefited from the improvement of QCC technique, team work, professional knowledge, communication and coordination, activity confidence, duty and honor. Conclusion Carrying out the QCC activities can play a positive role on health education in stroke rehabilitation nursing.

Key words: stroke, quality control circle, health education, degree of satisfaction