Objective:To understand the status quo of core competencies of nursing undergraduates and evaluate the effect of undergraduate nursing education reform. Methods. A total of 131 nursing undergraduates were in- vestigated by using registered nurses core competencies scale. Results : sev- en dimensions of core competencies of nursing undergraduate level were le- gal ethical practice, leadership, professional development, relationships, ed- ucation counseling,clinical care ability and critical thinking and research in turn from high to low; in on...