Course Description

What is AI? How does it work? How will it impact patient care and the nursing profession? This course will provide an overview of what artificial intelligence is and how it works, explore the types of technologies that employ AI in healthcare settings, and analyze the potential benefits and risks to patients and our communities. This course will also explore the ways nurses can ensure that AI and other data-driven technologies will not degrade the quality of the care they provide.

Course Objectives

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Define artificial intelligence (AI) and describe how AI technologies operate
• Identify existing and emerging use cases of AI and other data-driven technologies in healthcare settings
• Develop a foundation to protect nurses and patients from the implementation of harmful technologies.

Instructors:

Lily Cain

Course Information:

This will be a 3-hour online class via Zoom for 3 hours of continuing education credits.

After registering, you will receive an invitation to the Zoom class via email. It is important that you respond to the invitation and register for the Zoom class prior to the day of the class.

Registrations will close for these classes at 9am on the prior business day.

Dates:

• Thursday, November 14 - 1pm to 4pm PT/4pm to 7pm ET
• Tuesday, December 3 - 10am to 1pm PT/1pm to 4pm ET

CE courses are free to National Nurses United members. Classes are only offered to direct-care and staff RNs.