Teaching with intelligence; AI-enhanced pedagogies in nursing education: a scoping review
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Aim To map current evidence on AI integration in nursing education, identifying pedagogical applications, learning outcomes, future research directions. Background The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into nursing education is expanding rapidly, offering opportunities to enhance learning. As the role of AI in healthcare expands, nursing education must evolve to prepare future nurses with the necessary knowledge and skills to effectively and ethically utilise these technologies. Design A scoping review following Arksey and O'Malley's framework. Methods PRISMA-ScR guidelines and a hybrid AI-human methodology was adopted to ensure transparency and rigour. Covidence software supported blinded dual screening and consensus tracking. Generative AI assisted in structured data extraction, with manual verification by four independent reviewers. Data were analysed through descriptive mapping and reflexive thematic synthesis using Braun and Clarkes Framework. Results Nine studies (2023-2025) met the inclusion criteria, encompassing undergraduate, postgraduate and faculty contexts. AI tools including ChatGPT, MindMeld NLP and Deepgram were applied mainly as pedagogical enhancers providing simulation, adaptive feedback and reflective learning support. Five themes emerged: (1) knowledge and skills development; (2) self-efficacy and confidence building; (3) clinical reasoning and decision-making; (4) communication and empathy; and (5) engagement and pedagogical acceptability. Coll…
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AI-supported simulation is most effective when it incorporates adaptive progression, real-time feedback, and clinically relevant learning experiences rather than static scenario exposure alone.
“The present study findings are consistent with recent literature indicating that AI-supported simulation is most effective when it incorporates adaptive progression, real-time feedback, and clinically relevant learning experiences rather than static scenario exposure alone [4,20].”
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- Authors
- Nugent, L., Murray, B., Moore, Z., Patton, D., O’Connor, T., Watson, C., Walsh, K., Renjith, V., & George, J.
- Affiliations
- Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (IE)
- Griffith University (AU)
- Corresponding author
- Nugent, Linda
- ORCID
- Venue
- Nurse Education in Practice
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2026-07
- Volume
- 94
- Pages
- 104878
- ISSN
- 1471-5953 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W7162863752
- Cited by
- 4
- References
- 23
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4
- FWCI
- 2.45
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Nurse Education in Practice (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Health Informatics › Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › Artificial Intelligence in Education
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Innovations in Medical Education
- Keywords
- artificial intelligence in nursing education, ChatGPT, natural language processing, speech recognition, simulation-based training, adaptive feedback, reflective learning, clinical reasoning, self-efficacy, empathy, student engagement, ethical use of AI
- MeSH terms
- Generative Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence, Education, Nursing, Humans, Teaching
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