Nurses Week 2026

We are proud to present a special article collection in celebration of Nurses Week. This curated selection celebrates the power of nurses, highlighting remarkable contributions of nurses and showcasing advancements from Elsevier’s nursing journals portfolio with the goal of empowering nurses with AI.

Nurses Week is an annual observance held from May 6 to May 12. This week honors the dedication of healthcare professionals and concludes on International Nurses Day.

Join us in celebrating the dedication, compassion, and expertise of nurses who make a difference in the lives of individuals, families, and communities every day. Read on to discover diverse perspectives on the evolving nursing profession, role of AI in supporting evidence-based practice, its impact on patient care, and how these innovations shape the future of healthcare. We hope you enjoy!

• Adoption of AI in nursing education- A systematic review of factors influencing student intentionsopens in new tab/window Almarwani | Applied Nursing Research – visit journalopens in new tab/window

• Prevention and mental health promotion interventions led by mental health nurses: A systematic reviewopens in new tab/window Santonja-Ayuso and Carmona-Simarro| Archives of Psychiatric Nursing – visit journalopens in new tab/window

• Evaluating the Development of a Machine Learning Model for Predicting Length of Stay for Inpatients in a Tertiary General Hospitalopens in new tab/window Lee and Lim | Asian Nursing Research – visit journalopens in new tab/window

• Implementing an emergency nursing framework improves the quality of clinical handover: A stepped-wedge cluster randomised control trialopens in new tab/window Curtis et al. | Australasian Emergency Care – visit journalopens in new tab/window

• “There has to be an element of trust first”: An exploratory descriptive study of caring for Indigenous Peoples, family, and the wider community in Australian intensive care unitsopens in new tab/window Sundararajan et al. | Australian Critical Care – visit journalopens in new tab/window

• Mapping artificial intelligence and metaverse integration in nursing education (2013-2025): A bibliometric analysisopens in new tab/window Borromeo et al. | Clinical Simulation in Nursing – visit journalopens in new tab/window

• Generative artificial intelligence in nursing: A scoping reviewopens in new tab/window Park, Kim and Go | Collegian – visit journalopens in new tab/window

• The role of AI-driven communication in delirium prevention, detection, and care for critically ill ICU patients: A systematic review with inductive thematic synthesisopens in new tab/window Pandian et al. | Intensive and Critical Care Nursing – visit journalopens in new tab/window

• Navigating the integration of artificial intelligence in Nursing: Opportunities, challenges, and strategic actionsopens in new tab/window Kwan et al. | International Journal of Nursing Sciences – visit journalopens in new tab/window

• The reality of neonatal nursing work in Kenya and implications for quality and safety: Direct observation of tasks and time utilizationopens in new tab/window Onyango et al. | International Journal of Nursing Studies – visit journalopens in new tab/window

• Prevalence of artificial intelligence use and instruction in nursing education: A national study of prelicensure nursing programs in the United Statesopens in new tab/window Martin and Reid | Journal of Nursing Regulation – visit journalopens in new tab/window

• Use of Artificial Intelligence to Improve Women’s Health and Enhance Nursing Careopens in new tab/window Edmonds | Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, & Neonatal Nursing – visit journalopens in new tab/window

• Artificial intelligence in pediatric nursing and its education: A systematic reviewopens in new tab/window Loutfy et al. | Journal of Pediatric Nursing – visit journalopens in new tab/window

• The ethical integration of generative artificial intelligence in doctor of nursing practice project planning: A formative approachopens in new tab/window Christian et al. | Journal of Professional Nursing – visit journalopens in new tab/window

• The Necessity of Using Artificial Intelligence in Developing Nursing Leadership Skillsopens in new tab/window Roshanzadeh, Jesmi and Taj | Nurse Leader – visit journalopens in new tab/window

• Beyond the Screening Tool: What Maternal Mental Health Demands From Us Nowopens in new tab/window James | Nursing for Women's Health – visit journalopens in new tab/window

• The evolution of publications on applications of artificial intelligence to nursing care: A bibliometric and visual mapping approachopens in new tab/window Kaya and Yildiz | Nursing Outlook – visit journalopens in new tab/window

• Future-ready nurses: Embedding leadership in undergraduate curriculaopens in new tab/window Ogle, Claus and Steadman | Teaching and Learning in Nursing – visit journalopens in new tab/window