What do nurses really want from AI?

At HIMSS25 in Las Vegas next month, members of the HIMSS Nursing Innovation Advisory will explore where artificial intelligence is finding favor with RNs, where they're skeptical of it – and how it can be deployed and integrated safely into practice.

As artificial intelligence has proliferated to all corners of the healthcare delivery system, it's being embraced by more and more clinicians – albeit with a healthy degree of skepticism.

One group of care providers who are especially skeptical are nurses.

Indeed, in 2024 there were vocal nurse protests against AI in California, and early this year nurses nationwide took to the streets in marches meant to put the focus on AI transparency and safety.

But many nurses are also interested in, and appreciative of, what AI can accomplish in certain use cases.

They like what it can do for reducing documentation burden, and enabling workflow efficiencies in general. They see a proper place for AI in healthcare and want to promote best practices that improve the provider experience and patient care alike.

At HIMSS25 next month, a panel of nursing leaders will discuss some of key questions as AI continues to transform clinical practice. What are the AI tools nurses find most useful? Where are they skeptical? What are some challenges with nurse AI adoption?

The education session, Empowering Nurses and Healthcare Professionals: AI Toolkit Showcase, will be presented in a "fishbowl" format, said Anna Schoenbaum, DNP, who serves as vice president of applications and digital health at Penn Medicine.

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