Chinese Nursing Research(护理研究) was first published in 1987 under the name Shanxi Nursing Journal(山西护理杂志). It is an academic nursing journal managed by the Chinese Nursing Association and the Health and Family Planning Commission of Shanxi Province and organized by the Shanxi Nursing Association, the First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University,and the Nursing College of Shanxi Medical University. Its publication numbers are CN 14-1272/R and ISSN 1009-6493.