Objective To develop a student evaluation method suitable for nursing scene simulation teaching, and to provide a reference for the evaluation of nursing scene simulation teaching quality. Methods On the basis of literature review, a draft evaluation method was developed according to the International Nursing Association of Clinical Simulation Learning Standards of Best Practice:SimulationSM Participants Evaluation, which was improved after two rounds of face-to-face meeting with experts to form the student evaluation method for nursing scene simulation teaching. Then the evaluation method was used in the nursing scene simulation teaching of a liver cirrhosis case to assess its discrimination and inter-rater reliability, and semi-structured interviews were conducted in two teachers to understand their application experience. Results By using the evaluation method, the students were divided into four categories according to their participation in scene simulation teaching, with corresponding evaluation criteria for each category. The evaluation criteria included two links (scene simulation drilling and guided feedback) and four dimensions (scene simulation drilling participation, knowledge and skills, attitude, and guided feedback discussion participation). The discrimination coefficient of the evaluation method was 0.332, and the evaluation results of the two teachers were highly correlated (r=0.780, P<0.05), with good consistency (ICC=0.825, P<0.05). Teachers believed that the evaluation method was universal and convenient. Conclusion The developed student evaluation method for nursing scene simulation teaching has good discrimination and inter-rater reliability, so it can be used to evaluate the quality of nursing scene simulation teaching.