In the present days, clinical information is immense, multifaceted, constantly changing and involves refined skills for practical application during patient care. Nurses preserve confidential personal information and maintain privacy, confidentiality and interests of patients in the lawful collection, use, access, transmission, storage and disclosure. Nurses also ensure the use of technology and scientific developments are well-suited with the safety, dignity and rights of people. But in the case of technological advancements, nurses ensure care remains person-centred and do not replace human relationships.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is an emerging technology in nursing used to rapidly synthesize information, complete work, assist with clinical decisions and improve patient outcomes. Individually, each of these emerging technologies offers tremendous opportunity to improve care. Nurses are therefore encouraged in adopting innovative approaches to strengthen the capacity of the nurses and midwives, accelerating telehealth services and digital education and learning, and increasing interprofessional collaboration, optimizing scope of practice and upgrading the competencies of health workers.
Consequently, the value of AI technology as a transformational tool for nurses to lead and support advancing quality care and improving patient and health work forces needs local to global consideration. Ethical and safe design, implementation, utilisation, monitoring and evaluation in clinical, academic, leadership and quality improvement practices are essential. In this respect The Malaysian Journal of Nursing recognised digital integration across systems including procurement, development, design, implementation, analysis and monitoring. The present issue through the array of articles identifies the importance of nurses’ digital health practices and digital literacy promoting professional development across the nursing career.
Datuk Prof. Dr. Hjh. Bibi Florina Abdullah