Spotlight on Leadership: What Nurse Leaders Need to Know About Artificial Intelligence
Abstract
Artificial intelligence (AI) is not a new concept. Since the 2022 release of a popular large language model, AI has become readily accessible to the general population, brought transformational shifts in healthcare, and created significant implications for nurse leaders. Specifically, AI has major indications in the area of evidence-based practice. Historically, new evidence takes years to reach the bedside. Nurse leaders are instrumental in closing the research-to-practice gap and, in doing so, promote optimal patient safety and care delivery methods. This article provides an overview of using AI in the context of nursing leadership in healthcare settings, including appropriate case use. In addition, this article covers the ethical challenges of using AI in clinical settings.
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Limited research explores the specific challenges and opportunities faced by nurse leaders as they adapt to working with AI tools.
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Critical care nurse leaders have an important role in leveraging AI technologies to enhance patient outcomes.
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- Authors
- Fontenot, J.
- Affiliations
- Tulane University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Fontenot, Justin
- ORCID
- Fontenot, Justin
- Venue
- JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration
- Published
- 2024-02
- Volume
- 54
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 74-76
- ISSN
- 0002-0443 (ISSN-L)
- 1539-0721
- OpenAlex
- W4391154703
- Cited by
- 15
- References
- 4
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 6
- FWCI
- 1.40
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- JONA The Journal of Nursing Administration (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Health Informatics › Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Artificial Intelligence › Artificial Intelligence Applications
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health Sciences Research and Education
- Keywords
- artificial intelligence, large language models, nursing leadership, evidence-based practice, research-practice gap, patient safety, clinical ethics
- MeSH terms
- Artificial Intelligence, Humans, Language, Leadership, Patient Safety
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