Health care and nursing in the People's Republic of China.

The article focuses on health care and nursing in China. Since the liberation of China in 1949, the health care system and the health status of the people have changed dramatically in the People's Republic of China. The problems that confront nursing in China and present a challenge for the future include the further development of college-level nursing education which has not been available for more than 30 years. During recent years, and especially during the cultural revolution, nurses were prepared without regular nursing school experience.