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AI for Nurses
Nurses now meet AI in ambient charting, early warning alerts, patient messages and staffing tools, and because clinical judgment, patient safety and privacy stay with the nurse, training on how these tools work, where they fail and how to check their output matters before relying on them at the bedside.
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AI in Nursing (WANC1102)Walden University Lifelong LearningIn one free hour you see how AI is used in nursing today and pick up strategies to assess AI tools and use them responsibly in your clinical workflow, earning one ANCC contact hour.CertificateFree180 daysElements of AI: Introduction to AIElements of AI (University of Helsinki and MinnaLearn)You learn what AI is and is not, how to frame real problems as search and game trees, how to reason about risk with Bayes' rule, and how machine learning and neural networks work, with no coding required.CertificateFreeSelf pacedGen AI Academy for NursesElsevierAcross five modules you write nursing specific prompts, review AI ethics and bias, use ClinicalKey Nursing AI for evidence based decisions, and apply AI to assessments, interventions and outcomes, earning 2.0 free NCPD contact hours.CertificateFreeResponsible AI in Nursing Micro Credential Program (first course, MC01, free)Florida State University College of NursingStarting with the free Responsible AI in Nursing module, you study AI basics for nursing practice, ethical frameworks, bias and patient safety, then move through case based clinical applications, governance and compliance, earning a badge for each module.CertificateFreeSelf pacedAMA ChangeMedEd Artificial Intelligence in Health Care SeriesAmerican Medical Association (AMA Ed Hub)You learn core AI and machine learning concepts as they apply to medicine, how AI supports diagnosis and health system work, and the ethical and legal issues to weigh, so you can work with others on AI projects.TrainingFreeDragon Copilot for Nurses learning library (Microsoft)Microsoft Learn / Microsoft CredentialsYou learn the AI terms behind ambient documentation, then follow Microsoft's steps to record a patient interaction in Epic Rover, review the AI output and transcript, generate nurse notes and fill flowsheets with Dragon Copilot.TrainingFreeSelf pacedUsing AI driven Solutions at the Bedside (AHA on demand webinar)American Hospital Association (AHA)In this one hour recording a chief nursing information officer explains how AI can take work off nurses, which parts of nursing workflow it can help, and what nurse leaders should do to bring in AI tools that support patient care.TrainingFree1 hrNPD, Partnering with AI in Care and Practice (2024 recorded webinar)Association for Nursing Professional Development (ANPD)Meant for nurse educators and professional development staff, this one hour recording shows your role in rolling out AI technology and training staff on it, plus practical ways to use AI in your own nursing professional development work.CertificateFree if eligible60 minAACN AI Seminar Series (on demand)American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)Aimed at nursing faculty and academic leaders, you look at current AI uses in documentation, triage and decision support, learn how AI produces outputs, weigh safety and equity risks, and plan how to prepare students for AI enabled care settings.Certificate$75 and up60 to 90 minHIMSS Artificial Intelligence (Intermediate) MicrocredentialHIMSSYou learn how generative AI and large language models are used in clinical and operational health care, and how to set up responsible AI governance and risk oversight. Afterward you can help lead AI initiatives that meet ethical, regulatory and interoperability expectations.Certificate$99 and up8.25 hrsHIMSS Artificial Intelligence (Introductory) MicrocredentialHIMSSYou study how generative AI and large language models are used in real clinical and operational settings, plus the governance, privacy, compliance and interoperability questions health organizations need to answer before using AI.Certificate$99 and up7.5 hrsAI Foundations for Nursing Professionals (AINP1100) Professional CertificateWalden University Lifelong LearningYou learn core AI terms and how AI applies to nursing, use AI prompts to examine social determinants of health, and apply legal and ethical frameworks covering patient safety, privacy, informed consent and equity when using AI in care.Certificate$100180 daysAI in Action: Risks, Responsibilities, and Practical Uses for Healthcare Professionals (AMSN recorded webinar)Academy of Medical Surgical Nurses (AMSN)In this one hour recording for bedside nurses you learn where AI tools fall short and what risks they carry, what rights and responsibilities you have as an AI user in health care, and you watch demonstrations of what current AI can do.CertificateVariesAI in Healthcare SpecializationStanford Online (Stanford University)Over five Stanford courses you study the US health system, mine clinical data ethically, train and test machine learning models for care, judge how AI fits clinical workflows and regulation, then build risk models from EHR and image data.CertificatePrice not published11 hrsAI in Nursing Practice: Foundations for Quality and Safety SpecializationDuke University (School of Nursing)Across three Duke courses you learn to spot the AI tools already in your clinical workflow, describe the data they use and the outputs they produce, judge their limits and bias, and apply your clinical judgment alongside AI in realistic patient cases.CertificatePrice not published10 hrsM365 Copilot and Dragon Copilot for Clinical Efficiency Professional CertificateMicrosoft Learn / Microsoft CredentialsYou practice using Dragon Copilot to draft, review and finalize clinical encounter notes, and Microsoft 365 Copilot for scheduling, patient messages and admin work. You also learn to check AI output for privacy risk, accuracy and compliance before it enters the EMR.CertificatePrice not published35 hrsIntermediateBuild on the basics. Some experience or a first certificate helps.4
Advanced AI for Nursing Professionals (AINP2100) Professional CertificateWalden University Lifelong LearningYou use generative AI to draft clinical notes, treatment summaries and patient education materials, review real AI implementations and their outcomes in nursing, and see how AI supports informatics, data management and decisions about patient care.Certificate$100180 daysAI for Nurse Leaders (GAIL1100)Walden University Lifelong LearningBuilt for nurse managers and executives, you cover AI basics and prompting, then plan AI across clinical and operational workflows, set up governance, HIPAA compliance and vendor oversight, and lead staff through change with attention to staffing equity.Certificate$749180 daysAMIA 10x10: Introduction to Biomedical Informatics and Artificial IntelligenceAMIA (American Medical Informatics Association)You get a graduate level tour of health informatics, from electronic health records, data standards and clinical decision support to telehealth and population health, then study how generative AI and large language models fit into clinical systems.Training$1,999 and up4 to 8 hrsAI in Nursing and Health Care Certificate ProgramThe University of Texas at Austin School of NursingOver three semesters you study core AI concepts in nursing and health care, weigh ethical, legal and regulatory issues, take electives on AI powered clinical decision support or AI assisted documentation, and build an action plan for using AI in practice.Certificate$65Click any line for full cost, rules, renewal and sources.
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These are not AI training. They are the core credentials in this field that your AI skills build on, and many employers still ask for them.
Nursing Informatics Board Certified (NI BC), ANCC Informatics Nursing CertificationAmerican Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)ANCC board certification for informatics nurses who build, implement and evaluate clinical systems such as EHRs and the AI tools that run inside them; not AI specific.Certification$395 and up3 hrsCertified Professional in Healthcare Information and Management Systems (CPHIMS)HIMSSYou prove experience across the health IT system life cycle, from analysis and design through selection, implementation, testing and support, with heavier weight than CAHIMS on management and leadership of information programs.Certification$609 and up2 hrs
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