Objective To explore the actual experience of epileptic patients in video electroencephalogram (VEEG) examination, and to provide reference basis for formulating corresponding nursing strategies and coping methods. MethodsIn this descriptive analysis study, 18 patients (11 males and 7 females, average age 37.78±18.7 years) receiving VEEG from January to April 2022 in the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, underwent a semi-structural interview. Information obtained from the interview was analyzed using the Colaizzi 7-step method. ResultsThe actual experience of epileptic patients in video EEG examination can be summarized into two aspects: the medical experience and the need for nursing care. The medical experience includes positive and negative experience. The positive experience includes good service attitude, professional medical services, good endurance, and being hopeful. The negative experience includes a weird feeling in the head, insomnia, inconvenience in life, eye discomfort, psychological pressure, and pain. The need for nursing care includes needs for knowledge, strong needs for communicating with doctors, needs for humanistic care and female needs for female implementing the equipment. Conclusion Epileptic patients suffer from different degrees of discomfort and psychological pressure during VEEG examination. Both negative and positive experience exist. Medical staff should improve the content of nursing services according to the nursing needs of patients and provide professional VEEG examination services to patients.