With the acceleration of the aging in China

the demand of health care for the elderly is increasing

which puts forward higher requirements for the education of geriatric nurses. There is no education system yet to develop geriatric nurse practitioners in China. Therefore

this paper introduces the length of schooling

curriculum contents

cultivation goals

the practice time

sites and main contents

the types and forms of teaching methods

the contents and requirements of course and graduation assessment of the training programs for master's and doctoral students abroad

so as to provide reference for the training of geriatric nurse practitioners in China.