TY  - JOUR
T1  - Understanding Nursing Students’ Perceptions of Artificial Intelligence and Its Future in Healthcare
A1  - Bernard Amponsah
A1  - Millicent Frimpong
A1  - Ernest Adomako
JF  - Journal of Integrative Nursing and Palliative Care
JO  - J Integr Nurs Palliat Care
SN  - 3006-5550
Y1  - 2022
VL  - 3
IS  - 1
DO  - 10.51847/dzLsfeXXgi
SP  - 148
EP  - 157
N2  - Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly redefining the nursing landscape by influencing decision-making processes and transforming patient care models. To ensure its meaningful and ethical integration into nursing education and clinical environments, it is essential to understand how future nurses perceive and interpret this technology. This study sought to uncover nursing students’ metaphorical interpretations of artificial intelligence and to explore their expectations concerning its role in the future of healthcare. Using a qualitative descriptive design, twenty nursing students from a university in Central Anatolia, Turkey, were selected through criterion-based purposive sampling. Data were gathered via in-person, semi-structured interviews conducted between November and December 2024. Interview transcripts were subjected to inductive content analysis using MaXQDA software. Three primary themes and twelve subthemes emerged: envisioning the future of AI in healthcare, AI’s contribution to community and public health, and anticipated ethical and professional challenges of AI. Participants acknowledged the potential of AI to elevate the quality and efficiency of healthcare services, yet they voiced apprehension about its ethical implications and its possible effects on professional identity. The study underscores the importance of embedding critical, reflective, and ethically oriented discussions about AI into nursing curricula. Preparing nursing students to engage thoughtfully with AI technologies will be key to advancing patient-centered, technology-enhanced healthcare in the future.
UR  - https://journalinpc.com/article/understanding-nursing-students-perceptions-of-artificial-intelligence-and-its-future-in-healthcare-ebadluddamzfp25
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