ACN Interim CEO, Emeritus Professor Leanne Boyd FACN, stated: “While AI has many potential benefits in healthcare, appropriate regulations and safeguards must be embedded to not compromise patient safety, nursing care delivery, or the profession more broadly.”
The position statement outlines key principles for nurses navigating AI:
Professor Boyd added, “AI has the potential to significantly reduce the often-repetitive tasks that nurses perform, as well as assist in solving both our current and future workforce challenges.”
ACN advocates for integrating AI education into nursing curricula at all levels and emphasises the importance of nursing informaticians in AI application. The college also supports the recommendations outlined in the National Policy Roadmap for Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare.
“ACN recognises the benefits AI represents and the potential to improve health outcomes for individual patients, their communities, and Australia as a whole,” Professor Boyd concluded.
Ritchelle is a Content Producer for Healthcare Channel, Australia’s premier resource of information for healthcare.