The purpose of this study is to explore cognitive, justice and behavioral characteristics of nursing students and to seek after integrative personality teaching methods. The survey was conducted from November, 16th, 2016 to December, 2nd, 2016 through a self-report questionnaire following consent of 189 nursing students in a college located in D city. Descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, scheffe test were adopted for data analysis in SPSS statistical program. At the results, justice character level is the most higher and behavior character level is the most lower. According to their sex, religion and health status, their cognitive, justice and behavioral characteristics were significantly different. But according to their age or grade and family factors like the number of their brothers or order among them, their three characteristics were not different. The results of this study indicate that an active approaches are needed for development the characteristics of nursing students.