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Publications
PIONEERING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN NURSING
The AI Nurses Network is a global network that provides free education and training, seed funding and scholarships, and events to support nurses to develop and use artificial intelligence (AI) tools in healthcare practice, education and research. This enables nurses to pioneer AI to improve patient care and population health.
Publications
Below you will find a list of our published scientific articles, discussion pieces and news stories about the work of the AI Nurses Network and its impact on nurses and patient care worldwide.
O'Connor, S., Zhang, M., Wicks, D., Li, X., Caton-Peters, H., White, P., & Blake, N. (2026). AI Nurse Specialists: Transforming the nursing workforce for the age of artificial intelligence. International Journal of Nursing Studies, online. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2026.105523
O'Connor, S., Grosan, C., Oakey, R. J., Zhang, M., Li, X., Stanmore, E., ... & Cull, J. (2025). AI Nurses Network: The Importance of Clinical Research Networks in Nursing. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 57(6), 887. https://doi.org/10.1111/jnu.70042
O'Connor, S., De Gagne, J. C., & Hui, V. (2025). Emerging AI trends in nursing and midwifery education: A critical look at agentic AI and multimodal models. Nurse Education in Practice, 104646.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2025.104646
O'Connor, S., Zhang, M., Hui, V., Chen, L. Y. A., Delgado, J., Chu, C. H., ... & Blake, N. (2026). The era of agentic AI: Should nurses and midwives learn about vibe coding and AI agents for better health and care?. Nurse education in practice, 104837. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2026.104837
Li, X., Chong, H. Zhang, M., Delgado, J., Macieira, T. G. R., Rossetti, S. et al. (2026). Ethical dimensions of artificial intelligence in nursing and midwifery: A systematic review. figshare. Preprint. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.32772282.v1
Zhang, M. & O'Connor, S. (2026). Generative artificial intelligence tools in nursing leadership: perspectives from the ICN Global Nursing Leadership Institute. Preprint: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.32824559.v1
O'Connor, Siobhan and Zhang, Mengying, Evaluating the AI Nurses Network: A Cross-Sectional Survey on the Resources and Impact of a Global Network on Artificial Intelligence in Nursing (May 14, 2026). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=6771519
O'Connor, S., Gasteiger, N., Stanmore, E., Wong, D. C., & Lee, J. J. (2022). Artificial intelligence for falls management in older adult care: A scoping review of nurses' role. Journal of nursing management, 30(8), 3787-3801.
O'Connor, S., Vercell, A., Wong, D., Yorke, J., Fallatah, F. A., Cave, L., & Chen, L. Y. A. (2024). The application and use of artificial intelligence in cancer nursing: A systematic review. European journal of oncology nursing, 68, 102510.
O'Connor, S., Yan, Y., Thilo, F. J., Felzmann, H., Dowding, D., & Lee, J. J. (2023). Artificial intelligence in nursing and midwifery: A systematic review. Journal of clinical nursing, 32(13-14), 2951-2968.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.16478
