China's No-Companion Care Model: Nursing Policy Reform and Lessons From International Practice

Yucen Jiang, Minfeng Hua, Ying Jiang, Yan Chen, Xiaofu Yang, Department of Urology, Wuxi No, s Hospital, Jiangsu Province, Nursing Department, Wuxi No, s Hospital, Jiangsu Province

Policy, Politics, & Nursing Practice

Published online on December 26, 2025

Abstract

Policy, Politics, & Nursing Practice, Volume 27, Issue 3, Page 201-212, August 2026.
BackgroundIn many Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries, hospital nursing care is comprehensively provided by professional nurses and multidisciplinary teams, with no reliance on family companions. By contrast, China has ...