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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.
AI Nurse Specialists
O’Connor, S., Zhang, M., Wicks, D., Li, X., Caton-Peters, H., White, P., & Blake, N. (2026). AI Nurses Specialists: Transforming the nursing workforce for the age of artificial intelligence. International Journal of Nursing Studies – in press, online. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2026.105523
AI Nurses Network
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
Agentic AI
O'Connor, S., De Gagne, J., & Hui, V. (2026). Emerging AI trends in nursing and midwifery education: A critical look at agentic AI and multimodal models. Nursing Education in Practice, 90, 104646. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2025.104646
Vibe coding and AI agents
O’Connor, S., Zhang, M., Hui, V., Chen, L., Delgado, J., Chu, C., Ronquillo, C., Gosak, L., Wicks, D., White, P., Caton-Peters, 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 – in press, online. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2026.104837
AI ethics in nursing and midwifery
Li, X., Chong, H., Zhang, M., Delgado, J., Nassuna, E., Rossetti, S., Macieria, T. G. R., Chen, L. A., Hui, V., Gosak, L., Chu, C. H., Ronquillo, C., Caton-Peters, H., Zou, J., O’Connor, S. (2026) Ethical dimensions of artificial intelligence in nursing and midwifery: A systematic review. Submitted for publication. Preprint: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.32772282
Senior nurse leaders perspectives on generative AI
Zhang, M., & O’Connor, S. (2026). Generative artificial intelligence tools in nursing leadership: perspectives from the ICN Global Nursing Leadership Institute. Submitted for publication. Preprint: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.32824559
AI Nurses Network: Members Survey
Zhang, M., & O’Connor, S. (2026). Evaluating the AI Nurses Network: A cross-sectional survey on the resources and impact of a global network on artificial intelligence in nursing. Submitted for publication. Preprint: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=6771519
AI Nurses Network
O'Connor, S., Grosan, C., Oakey, R., Li, X., Zhang, L., Stanmore, E., Woodcock, D., Bench, S. (2025). AI Nurses Network: Building a clinical research network on artificial intelligence in nursing. Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on AI in Healthcare, University of Cambridge, UK, 8th – 9th September. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17037607
