AI is transforming nursing practice with both promise and peril. With 64% of nurses wanting more AI tools and 44% of metro hospitals already adopting them, nursing leaders must navigate opportunities in clinical decision support, workflow automation, and education—while addressing critical risks around bias, data quality, and workforce impact. This article provides an evidence-based roadmap for responsible AI integration

Healthcare is shifting fast. Digital tools now influence almost every clinical decision. Nurses work across screens, devices, virtual rooms, and physical spaces. The next era of care will not be fully digital or fully in-person. It will be hybrid: part data, part human judgment. Nurses who combine clinical experience with digital fluency will shape this future. These hybrid professionals understand workflows, safety, and the human cues that data fails to capture. Why Hybrid R