ObjectiveTo explore the effect of humanistic ideas applied for high quality nursing service in grass-root hospitals. MethodsIn the process of high quality nursing service between January 2011 and December 2013, humanistic philosophy was adopted. We provided humanistic nursing care for the patients, and humanistic management and care for doctors and nurses. Then, we used self-made questionnaire to do survey on the satisfaction degree in 1 200 patients, 500 nurses and 100 doctors in a third-grade class-A hospital. ResultsThrough the application of humanistic management idea, the satisfaction degree of all patients, nurses and doctors was significantly raised. ConclusionHumanistic concept applied in high quality nursing service inspires the enthusiasm and activity of nurses, promotes their nursing mode, and raise the nursing quality, which satisfies all the patients nurses and doctors.