Medscape January 10, 2025
Overwhelmed by burnout and stretched thin from staffing shortages, nurses face soaring patient-to-nurse ratios — but artificial intelligence (AI) could be the game changer they need.
AI has the potential to revolutionize nursing care. And nurses can use AI tools to help with everything from transcription to patient monitoring and clinical decision-making, which could have powerful impacts on patient care — when it reaches its full potential.
“There’s a lot of talk about the potential of AI and nursing and healthcare,” said Stephen A. Ferrara, DNP, associate dean of AI and professor at the Columbia University School of Nursing, New York City, and president of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. “Where we are now isn’t necessarily where we’re going...