Opening Keynote
Integrating AI into Nursing Education: Innovations, Challenges, and Practical Applications
Artificial intelligence (AI) rapidly transforms health care and has pivotal implications for nursing education. This keynote will introduce AI technologies, focusing on their application in nursing education. We will explore AI's integral role in enhancing nursing curricula, particularly through simulation-based learning and improving data literacy, which is essential for developing nursing competencies. The presentation will also address the ethical considerations inherent in AI, such as inaccuracies and algorithmic bias, and discuss the future directions AI may take in nursing education. Highlighting real-world case studies, the presentation will illustrate practical applications of AI that can serve as models for integrating these technologies into educational settings, preparing nursing educators and students for a future where AI is a fundamental component of health care.
Matthew Byrne
National Faculty Meeting
The AI Revolution in Nursing Education
Nursing education has perpetually evolved alongside nursing practice. Artificial intelligence continues to be a highly disruptive innovation for both. Disruption and revolution go hand in hand and require difficult decisions as to what should change and what should remain the same. As a national faculty, we are called to weigh the risks and benefits of AI for our students and faculty practice. Given our intricate connections to practice, we will also need to be responsive to the impacts of AI on patient care. Nurses will continue to be the sentinels of both the student/faculty and nurse/patient dyads, ensuring holistic and humanizing care no matter the technology. We will continue to be at the cutting edge of this revolution in order to assure transformative changes that progressively enhance the ways we teach and think about teaching.
