Abstract: Objective: To construct a continuing education course on clinical nurses' coping with death competence. Methods: Qualitative interviews were conducted among clinical nurses to know their challenges and needs during the process of coping with death. Findings from the interviews were the basis for the course construction. Literature review was then carried out to explore the detailed objectives and contents of the course and the preliminary course was developed. Delphi expert consultation was used to finalize the objectives and contents of the course. Results: The formed course has 18 course objectives, 10 first-level titles, and 57 second-level titles. The kendall coefficient of concordance for course objective and content were 0.235 (P<0.001) and 0.138 (P<0.001), respectively. The scores of importance for course objective and content were both beyond 3.5 indicating the relative importance of them. Conclusion: The construction of continuing education course on coping with death competence is conducted through various research methods. The course is practical, in line with the needs of clinical situations, and scientific and reliable. The course can provide a theoretical basis for continuing education of nurses' coping with death competence.

Key words: clinical nurse; coping with death competence; continuing education; Delphi method