Objective　To investigate the training needs of nursing students during their practice in the emergency department

and to provide evidence for further improvement and development of the training. Methods　A total of 279 nursing students from 24 hospitals in Guangdong Province and 4 undergraduate universities running nursing specialty were investigated by convenience sampling. The contents of the questionnaire included general information and emergency training needs

including teaching contents and teaching methods. Results　Among the surveyed nursing students

97.13% (271 students) believed it was very necessary to learn first aid knowledge and skills

and 85.66% (239 students) were very interested in learning first aid knowledge and skills. The score of acute and critical skills in the emergency training needs was the highest (88.91 points)

and the score of department rules and regulations was the lowest (76.08 points). Univariate analysis showed that there were significant differences in gender

willingness to engage in nursing work in the future

interest in learning first aid knowledge and willingness to learn first aid knowledge independently by network (P < 0.05). The three teaching methods ranked the highest in the survey of emergency teaching methods were situational teaching

problem-based learning and action teaching method. Conclusion　Nursing students have a strong demand for training during the emergency internship. Clinical nursing administrators and educators should combine the internship demand of nursing students and the teaching outline of medical colleges to carry out the training arrangement during the emergency practice

so as to meet the learning needs of nursing students during the emergency practice.