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Purpose: This identifying study was carried out with the aim of determining the views of nurses who participated in intensive care nursing certificate programs on the design and implementation of the program. Tools and Methods: The sample of the study was made by 218 nurses who participated in the intensive care nursing certificate training program in four educational centers. The data was collected in electronic media with an online survey form consisting of 25 open end questions. The qualitative data obtained from qualitative statistics and open-end questions was assessed by content analysis. Results: 81.2% of participants were women and the average age was 31.7±7.1. The vast majority of participants that they were satisfied with the program’s content, duration, learning methods, practical training and educators. Participants stated that the training program contributed 69.2 ± 25.2 percent to their professional knowledge and skills. In the content analysis of the qualification data, two main topics were identified: "Design and implementation of the certificated training program, educators and coursers' achievements". The result: Nurses who participate in the Intensive Care Nursing Certificate training program are generally satisfied with the program. In order to enhance the achievements with the participants, the program needs some arrangements to be designed in a qualification-oriented manner and to be conducted in inter-centre coordination with educators teaching the same content.

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