Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of CPR training for nursing students on their knowledge, attitude and perceived competence. Methods: This study was a nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design. The participants were 54 nursing students who were conveniently assigned to an experimental or control group. The data was collected from October 22 to November 20, 2007 and analyzed by using $x^2$-test and t-test. Results: The first hypothesis,“Posttest CPR knowledge scores in the experimental group will be higher than those in the control group”was supported(t=4.257, p=.000). The second hypothesis,“Posttest CPR attitude scores in the experimental group will be higher than those in the control group” was supported(t=3.664, p=.001). The third hypothesis,“Posttest CPR perceived competence scores in the experimental group will be higher than those in the control group”was supported(t=6.49, p=.000). Conclusion: The CPR training was the effective strategic method to increase the levels of knowledge, attitude, and perceived competence for nursing students.