Purpose: This study is a descriptive survey research to investigate the education needs of nurses regarding the sexuality of the elderly and the influencing factors. Methods: A total of 231 subjects were included in the study by convenient sampling among nurses who were working in general hospitals or convalescent hospitals located in S city and I city from April 10, 2014 to April 30, 2014. A research tool used to collect data was a selfreporting questionnaire which was composed of 62 questions which involved general characteristics, sex-related characteristics, education needs tool developed by Kim, and sexual knowledge and sexual attitude tool modified by Park and Park. SPSS version 15.0 was used for data analysis by frequency and percentage, mean and standard deviation, ttest, ANOVA, Duncan's method as a post hoc, Pearson's correlation coefficient, and multiple regression. Results: The score of education needs, sexual knowledge, and sexual attitude of nurses regarding the sexuality of the elderly was 29.78±4.48/40, 18.97±5.58/29, and 39.03±5.17/52, respectively. In general characteristics, there was a statistically significant difference in education needs (t=2.90, p=.004) and sexual attitude (t=3.13, p=.002) by gender only. In sex-related characteristics, education needs

Abstract.Aim: This purpose of research is to ascertain nurses' knowledge level and attitudes about the sexuality of the elderly. Background: This research is a descriptive study. The objects were 231 nurses who have been working at general hospitals and long-term care hospitals in S, I City. Method: The data were analyzed with SPSS version 15.0. Frequency, percentage, average & standard deviation, t-test, ANOVA and Duncan method as a post-hoc were used. Result: The mean of the level of knowledge and attitude of nurses regarding sexuality of the elderly was 18.97±5.58, and 39.03±5.18 respectively. Conclusion: It is thought that efforts should be done not only on strengthening the academic curriculum of nursing related to the sexuality of the elderly at the school as nursing students university, but also on developing and applying the continuous systematic education module according to the level of the clinical nurses caring the elders by continuing education for improving their knowledge and attitude toward sexuality of the elderly.