Objective To investigate the effect of kindred-like nursing on aids patients,so as to provide theory for high quality nursing wards development.Methods Totals of 140 AIDS patients admitted to our hospital from January 2010 to December 2011 were randomly divided into observation group (n =70) and control group (n =70).Patients in observation group were given kindred-like nursing during hospitalization,while patients in control group received routine nursing.Results Compared with the patients in control group,patients in observation group scored significantly better with regard to total nursing quality in disinfection and isolation,ward management,basic nursing,intensive care,nursing safety management,health education,nursing document writing,and nursing manipulation.(t =17.13,34.45,34.43,18.52,15.78,34.39,10.58,21.16,respectively;P < 0.05).Also,patients and their relatives in observation group were more satisfied with nursing care (100.00% vs 88.58%) and less incidence of nurse-patient disputes (0.00% vs 14.28%) than that in control group(x2 =6.49,8.72; P < 0.05).Conclusions The kindred-like nursing can improve the quality of nursing care,improve patients' satisfaction toward nursing,and decrease nurse-patient disputes. Key words: Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; Health knowledge, attitudes, practice ; Family nursing mode