Key concepts: AI in nurses

Scope of practice

Your state Nurse Practice Act defines what you may do. A bot cannot expand or delegate it.

NCSBN guidance

The National Council of State Boards of Nursing publishes resources on nursing practice, delegation and technology.

HIPAA

The same PHI rules that apply to physicians apply to nurses.

Teach-back

Bot-written teaching is only a draft; confirm understanding with teach-back.

How chatbots fail

Language models predict likely text. They can produce fluent, confident answers that are wrong, out of date, or that cite sources that do not exist. They also repeat errors in what you paste in. Ask for sources, ask the bot to mark uncertainty, and check everything that matters.

Accuracy and ethics, every time

• Confidentiality: never paste client, patient, student, employee or customer personal data (PII/PHI) into a public bot. Use tools your organization has approved, with contract terms that cover data use, or remove identifiers first.
• Verify everything: bots can invent citations, case law, statistics, doses, code sections and quotes that look real. Check each one against the original source before you rely on it.
• Not professional advice: these tutorials teach you how to use AI tools. They are not legal, medical, tax, financial or engineering advice.
• A human professional is responsible: the licensed or accountable person reviews, decides and signs. The bot drafts; you own the result.
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Official sources for this section

• NCSBN: National Council of State Boards of Nursing: licensure, practice and delegation resources
• NCSBN: Find your Nurse Practice Act: find your state's NPA
• HHS: HIPAA for Professionals: PHI rules
• AHRQ: TeamSTEPPS: SBAR, I-PASS and handoff tools

Links checked Oct 30, 2026. Rules differ by state and country; follow your licensing body and employer policy.