Objective To develop low-value care list based on Chinese nursing clinical practice guidelines (CPGs), and to provide reference for reducing low-value care services. Methods Domestic and international electronic databases, as well as related CPGs websites were searched for relevant Chinese CPGs in nursing from January 2012 to March 2022.Ineffective services in nursing care ("not recommended" by CPGs) were extracted from the included CPGs, to produce a list of low-value care services. Results Twenty-nine CPGs were eligible and 69 items of low-value care were identified, involving several clinical departments and many service categories, with the most common low-value care being in intensive care unit, and fundamental nursing care. Conclusion The list of low-value care services developed based on Chinese nursing CPGs, can serve as guidance for nurses to avoid ineffective services in clinical practice, in order to reduce the waste of resources and ensure patient safety.