MedCity News | October 3, 2025
Dr. Karen Kolega, PeriGen’s Chief Nursing Officer, recently authored an article that was featured in MedCity News. Preview the story below, and read the full article at medcitynews.com.
For nursing to shape its future in an AI-driven world, its leaders and practitioners must be present, informed, and engaged in every step of its development and deployment.
It is well recognized that artificial intelligence (AI) will transform the American industrial landscape and workforce dynamic. The implementation of AI in healthcare is no longer a futuristic concept, it is a current reality. Nurse executives and leaders must participate in decisions advancing AI in the workplace. As the largest healthcare workforce, nurses are the principal cohort tasked with implementing these technologies into patient care and daily workflows. Yet, their voices remain underrepresented in AI conversations and planning.
When considering barriers to adoption there are several worthy of mention, some broad, and some specific to nursing. The first is lack of technology knowledge and skill. Nurses may not be well-versed in foundational AI concepts and the complexities of AI systems. This limits their ability to effectively partake in discussions and decisions around AI systems. The solution is threefold: first, comprehensive training programs should be introduced at both the academic and clinical levels. Second, hospital systems and vendors should include nurses early in product planning and provide real-time, case-based learning opportunities. Lastly, nurses must personally seek continuing education opportunities to improve their knowledge base of AI for continual professional improvement.
