This study aimed to evaluate effects of a character education on character, anger and gratitude in nursing students. A quasi-experimental study with one group pretest-posttest design. Data were collected by questionnaires from 77 nursing students from T university, Busan. Character education was given 4 session, total 8 hours about manners, filial piety, honesty, responsibility, respect, consideration, communication, cooperation and self understanding. The data were analyzed using SPSS/WIN 20.0 program. There were significant differences in character according to sex, satisfaction of college life and satisfaction of major. In the sex, male was higher than female. In the satisfaction of college life, moderate was higher than unsatisfactory. In the satisfaction of major, satisfactory was higher than unsatisfactory. In the character, trait anger and anger expression, there was no significant difference between pre-test and post-test. but, in the gratitude, there was significant difference. The gratitude demonstrated significant change in short period training while character did not reveal change in short term education. Thus, there is a need for continuous effort to integrate character education in the nursing curriculum.