Abstract: Objective: To understand the current situation, challenge and countermeasures of the training of newly graduated nurses from the views of nursing directors in general hospitals, so as to provide reference for implementing management reform and perfecting policy. Methods: Semi-structured interview method was applied to conduct in-depth interviews with the directors of nursing departments of 9 general hospitals in China from July to August of 2020, and Colaizzi 7-step analysis was used to sort out and analyze the data. Results: According to the interview results, training management guarantee, challenges and countermeasures of training management, and the prospect of training management in the future 3 themes and 10 sub-themes were formed. Conclusion: The directors of nursing departments take various measures to meet challenges and strengthen the management of training. The construction of training teachers and evaluation system still need to be further improved and optimized, so as to further improve the training effect and build a high-quality nursing talent team.

Key words: general hospital; nursing director; newly graduated nurses; training management; quality study