Objective To explore the application of the model of team nursing in hospital nursing and continuing nursing in stroke patients with deglutition dysfunction. Methods A total of 78 stroke inpatients with deglutition dysfunction of department of rehabilitation from November 2014 to June 2015 were randomly divided into the intervention group and the control group. Patients in the control group received routine nursing method, while patients in the intervention group received team nursing method. The water-swallowing test and the investigation with Hamilton anxiety scale (HAMA) were carried out before admission and at discharge. The results of patients were compared between two groups. The changes of classification of water-swallowing test were compared between two groups 6 and 12 months after discharge. Results At discharge, the improvement rate of deglutition dysfunction in the intervention group (66.7%) was higher than that in the control group (35.9%) with a significant difference (P 0.05) . There were significant differences in the classification of water-swallowing test and the improvement rate (the deterioration rate of the intervention group was lower than that of the control group) between two groups 12 months after discharge (P<0.05) . Conclusions The application of team nursing model in stroke patients with deglutition dysfunction can strengthen the rehabilitation training effect and can improve the quality of life of patients after discharge. Key words: Team nursing model; Deglutition dysfunction; Continuing nursing