Objective To explore the effect of applying task-driven teaching method in grief counseling training for nurses. Methods A total of 146 nurses were randomized into 2 groups:the observation group (n=70) received grief counseling training with task-driven teaching method, while the control group (n=76) received the training with traditional teaching method.The levels of grief counseling were measured before and after the training and compared between the 2 groups.Nurses′ appraisal of the training me-thods they received were also compared by groups. Results After training, nurses in the the two groups all had higher levels of grief counseling than before, with the observation group reaching higher levels than the control group （P＜0.05，P＜0.01）.The former also gave more positive feedbacks regarding the teaching method than the latter （P＜0.05，P＜0.01）. Conclusion Task-driven teaching played a positive role in grief counseling training, and attained better teaching effect.