The Delphi technique is a forecasting method which provides systematic collective method to aggregate the most reliable consensus of opinion from a group of experts on specific questions and issues. The Delphi technique aims to provide the data for prediction of future trend. The method has four key characteristics: the use of panel of experts, anonymity, iteration with controlled feedback, and statistical group response. The Delphi technique has been used to develop clinical nursing research priority, to predict the role and manpower of nurse teacher in the future, and to identify the competency of nurse managers in nursing field of western country for several years. In our country, the Delphi technique was seldom used as a research method in nursing studies. The nursing researchers may be utilize this technique to examine the problem of nursing profession, to plan a policy and predict future directions of nursing profession development.