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Discover what nurses around the world are telling us about their workload, AI adoption and the future of care.
Nurses are essential to the future of healthcare. In the Clinician of the Future 2026: Nurses Edition, we share nurses' insights from around the world to understand the pressures they are facing, how they are using AI today and what they need to trust the tools shaping tomorrow.
Dive into the findings to see where nurses feel unsupported and underrepresented, where confidence in AI is growing and what would help build greater trust in tools that can support safer, more effective care.
Pressure is still high. Sixty-one percent of nurses are seeing more patients than a year ago.
The strain is showing. Forty-three percent say keeping up with medical advances is challenging, 42% say the same about new technologies and tools, and 34% say tiredness or exhaustion has impaired their ability to treat patients effectively.
But care is holding. Even so, 71% believe they still have enough time to provide good care.
Adoption is lagging. Only 41% of nurses use AI for work, compared with 57% of doctors.
Clinical-specific AI tool use is lower too. Among clinicians who use AI, 30% of nurses use a clinical-specific tool frequently or always, versus 37% of doctors.
Nurses are using generalist AI for important tasks. The top tasks are professional education and upskilling, patient education and medical research, but the lack of dedicated tools means nurses are using generic LLMs.
Optimism is there. Sixty-one percent of nurses believe clinicians using AI will deliver better care in the next 5 to 10 years.
Trust is not there yet. Only 42% say AI tools are trustworthy today.
What nurses want is clear. To build confidence, they want AI tools that are easy to use, comprehensive, transparent, safe and grounded in quality sources.
AI may be transforming healthcare, but nurses remain at the center of care.
With AI-enabled clinical decision support embedded into care workflows, nurses can work more efficiently, stay focused on patient needs, and apply evidence-based insights without disrupting the human connection at the heart of care.
Discover how the future of healthcare is being defined not just by technology, but by the nurses who ensure it serves patients with compassion and purpose.
Access the survey questions and data results used in the report.
