With the vigorous development of traditional Chinese medicine, the nursing theory and technology of traditional Chinese medicine are gradually systematized, concrete and richer in content. In recent decades, under the influence of the transformation of medical model and the rapid development of nursing, the combination of modern nursing theory and TCM nursing theory and technology has made TCM nursing more perfect and gradually formed an independent discipline.
The content of TCM nursing is very rich, which is divided into basic theory and clinical specialty nursing, including a lot of knowledge about prevention, health care, health preservation and rehabilitation. The basic theory of TCM nursing includes basic theory of TCM, knowledge of TCM and prescriptions, and basic theory of dialectical nursing. Clinical nursing practice includes general nursing, acupuncture, massage and TCM nursing techniques, such as cupping, scraping, fumigation, hot ironing and so on. And integrated traditional Chinese and western medicine nursing for common clinical diseases such as internal medicine, surgery, gynecology and pediatrics.