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The year 2017 is coming to an end, and the New Year's bell is about to ring. The International Journal of Nursing Sciences (IJNSS) experienced a productive year. At this happy moment of bidding farewell to the old and ushering in the new, the editorial board members and staff and I are delighted to wish the leaders, colleagues and friends who have supported us a happy and healthy New Year! The year 2017 is outstanding and unforgettable. The Chinese Nursing Association (CNA), a member of the International Council of Nurses (ICN), actively participated in the ICN Congress held in Barcelona in May and successfully shared great achievements and ideas in clinical work and research, thereby demonstrating a magnificent, impressive and elegant image of Chinese nurses. The world moves on in a never-ending process of the new replacing the old. Innovation is required to brew new breakthroughs and thus maintain a sustainable professional development. In 2017, the CNA won the ICN NNNAs Innovation Award, which affirmed that Chinese nursing had become an integral and indispensable part of the world of nursing innovation. However, success means high demand for innovation, especially now that China is in a period of population aging and substantial changes to disease profiles. The issues of non-communicable diseases, such as heart disease, cancer and diabetes, are still prominent; the coupling caring pressure from the aged and the youth occurs; and long-term chronic diseases require a wide range of nursing works. All these concerns make innovation necessary, such as new working modes and personnel allocations, new nursing skills and products and new educational programs for clinical specialised nurses. Thus, CNA held the National Nursing Scientific Conference and set up the Nursing Innovation Award, which greatly promoted