AI can’t replace nurses’ compassion, says NMCN registrar
- ✦“Nurses should be the ones creating the solutions for patients,” she said, urging students to turn clinical challenges into research questions and develop solutions suited to African realities.
- TRegistrar/Chief Executive Officer of the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria, Dr Ndagi Alhassan, has warned nurses against relying too heavily on Artificial Intelligence in nursing practice.
- The Dean of the Faculty of Nursing, University of Ibadan, Prof. Prisca Adejumo, who represented the vice-chancellor, also urged nurses to embrace AI without sacrificing the compassion and human connection central to patient care.
- “Nurses should be the ones creating the solutions for patients,” she said, urging students to turn clinical challenges into research questions and develop solutions suited to African realities.
The Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria has warned that AI cannot replace the human compassion and clinical judgement at the heart of patient care.
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TRegistrar/Chief Executive Officer of the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria, Dr Ndagi Alhassan, has warned nurses against relying too heavily on Artificial Intelligence in nursing practice.
Who are the key organizations or public figures mentioned?
The Dean of the Faculty of Nursing, University of Ibadan, Prof. Prisca Adejumo, who represented the vice-chancellor, also urged nurses to embrace AI without sacrificing the compassion and human connection central to patient care.
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Alhassan made the call while delivering the keynote address at the 2026 Undergraduate Nursing Research Challenge and Summit organised by the Golden Lamp Leadership Initiative Africa at the University of Ibadan, Oyo State.
