For the purpose of examining the effects and problems of public health nursing exercises incorporating case methods, we conducted a survey on students before and after the exercises. The learning objectives were as follows: Comprehending the information needed for personal/family support, Setting goals for personal/family support, Understanding the link from personal/family support to group support, and Demonstrating an ability to gather and assess information for collective and/or regional support. Regarding the level of achievement for these goals, it was found that from 15 of the 17 items the total results of‘ Did Well’ and‘ Did Fairly Well’ exceeded 85%. As for improving problem-solving ability, significant differences were observed before and after the exercises in all 5 items of Aggressiveness, Sociality, Responsibility, Emotional Stability and Communication Ability. There was no significant difference in the improvement of Self-Efficacy before and after the exercises. Although exercises incorporating case methods were found to have certain effects, it was suggested that from now on it will be necessary to consider the factors that lead to the improvement of the students’ self-efficacy through the exercises.