Objective To explore the sense of gain of ideological and political elements in nursing practice among undergraduate nur-sing students, and to provide a reference for the construction of evaluation indexes of access to ideological and political elements and the improvement of ideological and political education programs in nursing practice.Methods A descriptive qualitative study was designed to select nursing undergraduates who had completed the nursing professional practice, and an interview outline was formulated based on the theoretical framework of ideological and political education′s sense of gain, then semi-structured focus group interviews were conducted, with 8-9 students in each group, and totally 25 nursing undergraduates were interviewed when information reaching saturation.The interview data were coded and themes were refined through directed content analysis.Results Five themes and 18 sub-themes were distilled:cognitive understanding （awareness of the rule of law, humanistic care, professional ethics, communication skills）, affective identification （sense of awe, sense of accomplishment, sense of warmth）, firm volition （adherence to standardized practice, keeping calm, adherence to professional ethics, empathetic communication）, practical insights （standardized practice, detailed explanations, personalized care, protection of privacy）, and suggestions for curricular improvement （increasing the number of interprofessional group discussions, more simulated clinical scenario exercises, and more education on nursing ethics and legal knowledge）.Conclusion The sense of gain of ideological and political elements in nursing professional practice among undergraduate nursing students is a multidimensional positive experience, and the course design effectively promote nursing students′ understanding, identification, firmness, and perceptions of the ideological and political elements.It is necessary to improve the course in the future in response to the suggestions from the interns.