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 intentions Almarwani | Applied Nursing Research – visit journal

• Prevention and mental health promotion interventions led by mental health nurses: A systematic review Santonja-Ayuso and Carmona-Simarro| Archives of Psychiatric Nursing – visit journal

• Evaluating the Development of a Machine Learning Model for Predicting Length of Stay for Inpatients in a Tertiary General Hospital Lee and Lim | Asian Nursing Research – visit journal

• Implementing an emergency nursing framework improves the quality of clinical handover: A stepped-wedge cluster randomised control trial Curtis et al. | Australasian Emergency Care – visit journal

• “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 units Sundararajan et al. | Australian Critical Care – visit journal

• Mapping artificial intelligence and metaverse integration in nursing education (2013-2025): A bibliometric analysis Borromeo et al. | Clinical Simulation in Nursing – visit journal

• Generative artificial intelligence in nursing: A scoping review Park, Kim and Go | Collegian – visit journal

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

• Navigating the integration of artificial intelligence in Nursing: Opportunities, challenges, and strategic actions Kwan et al. | International Journal of Nursing Sciences – visit journal

• The reality of neonatal nursing work in Kenya and implications for quality and safety: Direct observation of tasks and time utilization Onyango et al. | International Journal of Nursing Studies – visit journal

• Prevalence of artificial intelligence use and instruction in nursing education: A national study of prelicensure nursing programs in the United States Martin and Reid | Journal of Nursing Regulation – visit journal

• Use of Artificial Intelligence to Improve Women’s Health and Enhance Nursing Care Edmonds | Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, & Neonatal Nursing – visit journal

• Artificial intelligence in pediatric nursing and its education: A systematic review Loutfy et al. | Journal of Pediatric Nursing – visit journal

• The ethical integration of generative artificial intelligence in doctor of nursing practice project planning: A formative approach Christian et al. | Journal of Professional Nursing – visit journal

• The Necessity of Using Artificial Intelligence in Developing Nursing Leadership Skills Roshanzadeh, Jesmi and Taj | Nurse Leader – visit journal

• Beyond the Screening Tool: What Maternal Mental Health Demands From Us Now James | Nursing for Women's Health – visit journal

• The evolution of publications on applications of artificial intelligence to nursing care: A bibliometric and visual mapping approach Kaya and Yildiz | Nursing Outlook – visit journal

• Future-ready nurses: Embedding leadership in undergraduate curricula Ogle, Claus and Steadman | Teaching and Learning in Nursing – visit journal