biostudies-literatureXie YNatural Science Foundation of Hunan ProvinceNursing Research Foundation of the Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University427-432https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC7644555biostudies-literatureUnknown7(4)<h4>Objective</h4>To assess intensive care unit (ICU) nurses' demands for specialized experiential training and to provide inputs for developing an experiential training program for ICU nurses.<h4>Methods</h4>A questionnaire for assessing ICU nurses' demands for experiential specialty training was distributed to 360 ICU nurses, selected through purposive sampling from two secondary hospitals and six tertiary hospitals in Hunan Province, China.<h4>Results</h4>Of the survey participants, 63.6% had undergone a specialty training program for ICU nurses. Of these individuals, 53.0% were satisfied with the training. Certification as a qualified nurse was considered an essential criterion for admission of trainees into the program by 81.8% of respondents, while 77.1% of respondents considered cliInternational journal of nursing sciencesDemands of experiential training for ICU nurses in Hunan of China.PMC76445552019JJ404312017-YHL-21Xie YXiao YLi LZhou JfalseDemands of experiential training for ICU nurses in Hunan of China.<h4>Objective</h4>To assess intensive care unit (ICU) nurses' demands for specialized experiential training and to provide inputs for developing an experiential training program for ICU nurses.<h4>Methods</h4>A questionnaire for assessing ICU nurses' demands for experiential specialty training was distributed to 360 ICU nurses, selected through purposive sampling from two secondary hospitals and six tertiary hospitals in Hunan Province, China.<h4>Results</h4>Of the survey participants, 63.6% had undergone a specialty training program for ICU nurses. Of these individuals, 53.0% were satisfied with the training. Certification as a qualified nurse was considered an essential criterion for admission of trainees into the program by 81.8% of respondents, while 77.1% of respondents considered cli2020-01-01T00:00:00Z2020 Oct2025-04-04T20:02:39.472Z2020-11-19T15:25:11ZS-EPMC76445553319575510.1016/j.ijnss.2020.09.010