Nursing Education in the Era of ChatGPT: Implications and Opportunities

ChatGPT is a generative pre-trained transformer language model developed by OpenAI. ChatGPT is designed to generate conversational, human-like text responses and has been trained with diverse textual data to provide coherent and contextually relevant answers to user queries. This article highlights the advantages of using ChatGPT in nursing education, emphasizing the benefit of enhancing teaching and learning experiences, supporting critical thinking, and providing personalized learning opportunities. The article also discusses barriers to use of ChatGPT, such as limited access to technology and concerns about information accuracy. Discussion of ethical concerns related to AI, including biases, data privacy, transparency, and other psychosocial concerns is also included, along with an overview of efforts to address these potential dilemmas. The article concludes by providing recommendations for best practices to responsibly integrate artificial intelligence products into nursing education, emphasizing the need for educators to become informed about AI technologies and guide cautious and ethical use of AI within nursing education. The work herein underscores the importance of transforming nursing curricula to equip future nurses with digital and data literacy skills necessary for working in today’s increasingly AI-driven environments.