ChatGPT Applications in Nursing: Current Status and Future Perspectives

ABSTRACT Aim With the rapid advancement of generative artificial intelligence technologies, natural language processing tools represented by ChatGPT have been increasingly used. This narrative review explored the application, challenges, and future directions of ChatGPT in nursing. Design Narrative...

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Main Authors: Wenli Peng, Xinhua Cheng, Jili Deng, Xian Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2025-06-01
Series:Nursing Open
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.70253
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description ABSTRACT Aim With the rapid advancement of generative artificial intelligence technologies, natural language processing tools represented by ChatGPT have been increasingly used. This narrative review explored the application, challenges, and future directions of ChatGPT in nursing. Design Narrative review. Methods The searches were conducted in PubMed, Web of Science and Google Scholar. The empirical studies of ChatGPT in nursing were selected and explored. Results ChatGPT has been integrated into clinical nursing support, nurse education and patient service optimisation, demonstrating potential in improving efficiency and patient outcomes. However, technical limitations, ethical‐legal issues and implementation barriers pose challenges to its widespread adoption. In future, technology iteration, standard development and multimodal convergence are needed to promote the construction of trusted artificial intelligence nursing systems. Patient or Public Contribution This narrative review is based on a secondary analysis of existing literature and does not directly involve patient or public contributions.
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