The reserch was aimed to investigate n was to identify the factors affecting the clinical performance of nursing students and to provide basic data for educational program development. Data collection was conducted from April 1, 2018 to May 30, 2018, in 132 students of a nursing student at a university in Busan. The students who understood the purpose of the study and participated in the study, A questionnaire was prepared and followed.Data were analyzed using descriptive stastics, Pearson s correlation coefficients, Stepwise multiple regression with SPSS WIN(Ver.21.0). The results were as follows: communication ability (β = .63) and clinical practice stress (β = .53) were the factors influencing the clinical performance of nursing students. These variables account for 59% of the clinical performance of nursing students. Therefore by understanding the relationship between the clinical performance of nursing college students and clinical practice stress, communication ability, and noticing, it is necessary to enhance communication ability, nursing stress, It will be necessary to develop and apply the program.