The purpose of this study were to: (1) understand the purpose, time, course content, evaluation, satisfaction and cost of the past 5 Nursing Administration Training. (2) Assess head nurses' present needs, and (3) evaluation head nurses' satisfaction on six nursing management process. The collection and analyzing time started from Nov. 1986 and ended on Mar. 1999. Past training data, head nurses' needs tool and self-evaluation of satisfaction tool were used as instrument. The results showed most of the Nursing Administration courses emphasized on controlling, staffing, organization, and less focused on assessment, planning, and leadership. The average cost per training including lecture fees and material fees were 64,396 NT dollars. The top five topics for head nurses' needs were communication skills, elevating staffs satisfaction, emotional management, crisis management, and time management. The head nurses' average satisfaction scores on six Nursing Management process (assessment, planning, organization, staffing, leadership, and controlling) were 3.26、 3.38、3.54、3.36、3.55、3.35. From past data, present needs and self- evaluation of satisfaction scores showed head nurses' needs, weakness and future trends. It helped nursing administrators not only on course evaluation but also on predicting of future needs.