Objective To develop a self-compassion training program for gerontological nurses and to explore its feasibility. Methods Fifty gerontological nurses were divided into a control group or an observation group according to the odd or even numbers of enrollment. The control group received routine vocational training in the department, while the observation group received self-compassion training for 6 weeks. The scores of self-compassion, caring behavior and empathy fatigue were compared between the two groups before and after the intervention. Results For the feasibility study，the retention rate of nurses in the two groups was 100%, and the compliance rate of the observation group was 96.67%. After the intervention, the observation group had significantly higher scores of self-compassion, caring behavior and empathy satisfaction compared with the control group (all P<0.05). Conclusion The self-compassion training program for gerontological nurses has good feasibility, which is helpful to improve caring behavior and empathy satisfaction of gerontological nurses.