A new era in the education and practice of nurse academics: A qualitative study on the use of artificial intelligence.

AIM: This study was conducted to examine in depth the use of artificial intelligence technologies by nurse academics.

BACKGROUND

Understanding the use of artificial intelligence technology by nurse academics and their perspectives on the subject is of critical importance.

DESIGN

A qualitative descriptive study.

METHODS

This qualitative study conducted in-depth interviews with 18 nurse academics in February 2025 in Türkiye. The data were analyzed by the inductive content analysis method. The COREQ checklist was used in the study.

RESULTS

Five main themes were determined in the study: Artificial intelligence tools, purposes of using artificial intelligence, advantages of using artificial intelligence, disadvantages of using artificial intelligence and ethical issues.

CONCLUSION

All of the nurse academics use artificial intelligence in their professional lives. Artificial intelligence technologies are used in nursing student education and scientific research. While there were benefits like saving time and easy access to information, there were also drawbacks like false information, deterioration of critical thinking and problem-solving abilities and ethical dilemmas.