Objective  To define the core competence index of emergency nurses' trauma treatment and to construct a scientific and feasible training program, so as to provide basis for further training of their clinical practice of trauma treatment.

  Methods  Based on the results of literature review and semi-structured interview, a questionnaire was designed to evaluate the emergency nurses' core competence and training program of trauma treatment. Fifteen experts were consulted by Delphi method for two rounds to determine the core competence and training program framework.

  Results  The effective response rates of the two rounds of experts' consultation questionnaires were 100% and 87.67% respectively. The authority coefficient of experts was 0.85. The Kendall's concordance coefficients of the first and second level indicators of trauma treatment ability of emergency nurses were 0.389 and 0.268, respectively(P < 0.01). There are 6 first-class indexes(professional attitude, professional practice ability, critical thinking ability, management ability, communication and coordination ability and professional development ability), 21 second-class indexes and 44 third-class indexes, with the weight 0.149-0.187, 0.041-0.053, and 0.019-0.023, respectively. The training program included 26 hours of theoretical courses, workshop, scenario simulation, discussion and final examination, with the weight 0.037-0.043.

  Conclusion  The evaluation index system of emergency nurses' core competence in trauma treatment is scientific, reliable and complete. The training program highlights the characteristics of trauma treatment and nursing, meets the requirements of core competence, and has a variety of training methods and assessment methods, which can provide reference for further training of emergency nurses in clinical practice of trauma treatment.