Registered Nurses

a bedroom full of delirious patients vs ai

the patients win

Theres a lot of admin and management stuff that OUGHT to be replaced by AI. Drug sorting and stuff like that. But even with those being replaced by AI I still see nursing being a profession that's chronically short staffed.

unless we get detroit become human level androids, no chance nurses will be replaced by AI.. even then i see some serious ethical and legal issues with putting a robot into an ICU ward...

Nursing involves emotion, such as compassion and empathy, and robots do not have these characteristics

Nursing, although many tasks performed by nurses could potentially be automated, still relies on understanding human social cues, which robots are far from mastering. Robots won't replicate the same warmth and empathy that nurses provide for a considerable time. Plus, generalizing automated tasks would be challenging, as nursing therapies often require personalized adjustments to meet individual needs.

I think that if we are at the point that AI takes over nursing jobs, all jobs can in principle be automated by this AI.
Think about it, a nurse needs finger dexterity, be able to be physically precise, be able to partly lift wounded people without hurting them.

Then there's the quick decision making in critical situations. Also the interpersonal skills.

I mean, there could be some automation. The example given of a sleeve that automatically gives IV's and a tray that dishes out medicine is interesting. But is the sleeve going to clean a patient when they suddenly poop themselves? Is the tray going to calm someone down if they have a panic attack?

If the robot has the kind of physical presence that it can do all that on its own and is also intelligent enough to make critical decisions, it's basically going to look like a human. And then this robot probably also could do plumbing, carpeting, HVAC repair, electrician's work, be a doctor, do accounting, do web development, design electrical systems, take people's surveys etc. In other words, if a robot can truly do nursing it can basically do anything and most jobs will already be automated.

Some tasks of nursing are being automated, but the overall profession is safe for the moment.

Charting maybe, but the amount of robots required to perform all the tasks a nurse does from medication administration, turning patients, providing emotional support, assessing patients, and coordinating care with other professionals (I didn't even cover all of the things a nurse does...) would be extremely costly. Nursing will likely be one of the last professions to be automated.

Impossible bc robots can't do what humans can when assiting patients they are preprogramed.

Because registered nurse directly connected with patients.

Nursing required hands on skills. Placing an IV, redressing wounds, packing wounds, administering shots based on different bodies. A part of nursing is human emotional connection- something Ai cannot do.

You can't automate empathy. Health & Medicine in general should be safe!

this requires human touch. not robots. Especially those in the home care & old folks home.

Nurses are there to help people where as robots can’t give you advice and reall support then and there like humans and people can.

I can see the day when a patient sticks an arm into a sleeve, an IV is automatically inserted, medicines dispensed, vital signs taken, and oral meds will pop out of a closed tray. Etc.

Will ai be a threat to my life?

We all want to quit nursing after the last several years, so I really hope someone invents a robot that can do at least some of it.

A deeper healthcare crisis is looming.

Critical thinking and on the moment action in response to patient changes.

my mum is a nurse

I highly doubt that nurses and other medical professionals would be taken over by robots, it requires a human touch as no robot ever will be able to see what a human sees

There is just no way nursing will ever be replaced by AI. supplemented maybe. But replaced no