To construct the training content for gerontological advanced practice specialty nurses based on advanced practice nurse (APN) core competence.

From January 2017 to February 2018, the frame of gerontological advanced practice specialty nurses core competence and training content was built preliminarily with the methods of literature review and theoretical analysis. The training content for gerontological advanced practice specialty nurses was confirmed finally by the Delphi method involving 18 expert enquiries.

After two rounds of expert consultation, the core competence was established finally including 5 primary indicators and 37 secondary indicators. Besides, the core competence training content included 9 primary indicators and 103 secondary indicators. The authoritative coefficients of experts were greater than 0.80, and the P value of Kendall coordination coefficients test of two rounds of expert consultation were less than 0.05.

The results of the Delphi expert's consultation are concentrated, the research results are true and reliable with a certain practical significance. It can provide a reference for the training of gerontological advanced practice specialty nurses, but still need to be tested in practice.

Nurses; Core competence; Advanced practice nurse; Nurse clinicians; Training content; Delphi technique