How an acute care nurse can use AI, task by task

I work as an acute care nurse. Part of my job is to discuss illnesses and treatments with patients and family members.

Context: The work draws on medicine and dentistry, therapy and counseling and biology.
Conversation: [treatment plan, medication advice, costs; no patient details]
Who: [patient, family]

Help me explain it clearly: key points, plain words for medical terms, questions they may ask, and how to check understanding. Then play the patient so I can practice.

I work as an acute care nurse. Part of my job is to manage patients' pain relief and sedation by providing pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions, monitoring patients' responses, and changing care plans accordingly.

Context: The work draws on medicine and dentistry, therapy and counseling and biology.
Procedure type: [general]
Agents: [local, general]

Summarize safety checks and monitoring as study notes. Keep it free of any patient details, add plain-language wording I can use with people, and list the warning signs that mean I should escalate.

I work as an acute care nurse. Part of my job is to obtain specimens or samples for laboratory work.

Context: The work draws on medicine and dentistry, therapy and counseling and biology.
Specimen: [blood, urine, tissue, swab]
Protocol: [your facility's steps]

Make a checklist: identification, collection, labelling, storage and transport. No patient details. Include the tools, materials and safety steps, the measurements or settings to double-check, and a 3-line template for logging the job. Flag anything to confirm in the manufacturer's manual.

I work as an acute care nurse. Part of my job is to collaborate with members of multidisciplinary health care teams to plan, manage, or assess patient treatments.

Context: The work draws on medicine and dentistry, therapy and counseling and biology.
Case: [general, no identifiers]
Question: [what you need from colleagues]

Prepare a summary, the question and options. Then play the colleague. Suggest ways to open, phrases to avoid, and how to handle it if things get tense. Then play the other person so I can practice.

I work as an acute care nurse. Part of my job is to set up, operate, or monitor invasive equipment and devices, such as colostomy or tracheotomy equipment, mechanical ventilators, catheters, gastrointestinal tubes, and central lines.

Context: The work draws on medicine and dentistry, therapy and counseling and biology.
Procedure: [dental, therapeutic]
Instruments: [list]

Summarize set-up, sequence and safety. Keep it free of any patient details, add plain-language wording I can use with people, and list the warning signs that mean I should escalate.

I work as an acute care nurse. Part of my job is to interpret information obtained from electrocardiograms (EKGs) or radiographs (x-rays).

Context: The work draws on medicine and dentistry, therapy and counseling and biology.
Test or image: [x-ray, lab, scan]
Clinical question: [what to rule in or out]

List systematic review steps and pitfalls. I make the diagnosis. Argue the strongest case against my current view and list what extra information would change the decision. I make the final call.

I work as an acute care nurse. Part of my job is to diagnose acute or chronic conditions that could result in rapid physiological deterioration or life-threatening instability.

Context: The work draws on medicine and dentistry, therapy and counseling and biology.
Presentation: [symptoms, signs, no patient details]
Results: [tests]

List a differential with what supports or argues against each, and next tests. I make the diagnosis.

I work as an acute care nurse. Part of my job is to treat wounds or superficial lacerations.

Context: The work draws on medicine and dentistry, therapy and counseling and biology.
Condition type: [infection, injury]
Setting: [describe]

Summarize treatment approach as study notes. Keep it free of any patient details, add plain-language wording I can use with people, and list the warning signs that mean I should escalate.

I work as an acute care nurse. Part of my job is to distinguish between normal and abnormal developmental and age-related physiological and behavioral changes in acute, critical, and chronic illness.

Context: The work draws on medicine and dentistry, therapy and counseling and biology.
Presentation: [symptoms, signs, no patient details]
Results: [tests]

List a differential with what supports or argues against each, and next tests. I make the diagnosis.

I work as an acute care nurse. Part of my job is to administer blood and blood product transfusions or intravenous infusions, monitoring patients for adverse reactions.

Context: The work draws on medicine and dentistry, therapy and counseling and biology.
Product: [blood, fluids]
Setting: [describe]

List verification and monitoring steps. Keep it free of any patient details, add plain-language wording I can use with people, and list the warning signs that mean I should escalate.

I work as an acute care nurse. Part of my job is to participate in patients' care meetings and conferences.

Context: The work draws on medicine and dentistry, therapy and counseling and biology.
Case: [general, no identifiers]
Question: [what you need from colleagues]

Prepare a summary, the question and options. Then play the colleague. Suggest ways to open, phrases to avoid, and how to handle it if things get tense. Then play the other person so I can practice.

I work as an acute care nurse. Part of my job is to collaborate with patients to plan for future health care needs or to coordinate transitions and referrals.

Context: The work draws on medicine and dentistry, therapy and counseling and biology.
Conversation: [treatment plan, medication advice, costs; no patient details]
Who: [patient, family]

Help me explain it clearly: key points, plain words for medical terms, questions they may ask, and how to check understanding. Then play the patient so I can practice.

I work as an acute care nurse. Part of my job is to assess the impact of illnesses or injuries on patients' health, function, growth, development, nutrition, sleep, rest, quality of life, or family, social and educational relationships.

Context: The work draws on medicine and dentistry, therapy and counseling and biology.
Assessment: [suicide risk, functional status, capability]
Setting: [clinic, inpatient]

List validated tools, key questions, warning signs and documentation points. I make the clinical judgment. Argue the strongest case against my current view and list what extra information would change the decision. I make the final call.

I work as an acute care nurse. Part of my job is to perform emergency medical procedures, such as basic cardiac life support (BLS), advanced cardiac life support (ACLS), and other condition-stabilizing interventions.

Context: The work draws on medicine and dentistry, therapy and counseling and biology.
Emergency type: [facial injury, cardiac arrest]
Setting: [describe]

Summarize algorithms as study notes and quiz me. Keep it free of any patient details, add plain-language wording I can use with people, and list the warning signs that mean I should escalate.

I work as an acute care nurse. Part of my job is to analyze the indications, contraindications, risk complications, and cost-benefit tradeoffs of therapeutic interventions.

Context: The work draws on medicine and dentistry, therapy and counseling and biology.
Condition: [general, no patient details]
Options: [list]

Compare options on benefits, risks, evidence strength and patient preferences, with sources to verify. Argue the strongest case against my current view and list what extra information would change the decision. I make the final call.

I work as an acute care nurse. Part of my job is to assist patients in organizing their health care system activities.

Context: The work draws on medicine and dentistry, therapy and counseling and biology.
Need: [appointments, resources, insurance]
Who: [patient, caregiver]

Help me prepare: the 3 points that matter most for them, plain-language wording, the questions they're likely to ask, and what I should not advise on without more information. Then play them so I can practice.

I work as an acute care nurse. Part of my job is to adjust settings on patients' assistive devices, such as temporary pacemakers.

Context: The work draws on medicine and dentistry, therapy and counseling and biology.
Device: [prosthesis, orthotic]
Fit issues: [general description]

List fitting checks and adjustment steps. Keep it free of any patient details, add plain-language wording I can use with people, and list the warning signs that mean I should escalate.

I work as an acute care nurse. Part of my job is to order, perform, or interpret the results of diagnostic tests and screening procedures based on assessment results, differential diagnoses, and knowledge about age, gender and health status of clients.

Context: The work draws on medicine and dentistry, therapy and counseling and biology.
Presentation: [general, no patient details]
Question: [what to rule in or out]

List tests that could help, what each tells you, and costs or risks. I decide. Argue the strongest case against my current view and list what extra information would change the decision. I make the final call.

I work as an acute care nurse. Part of my job is to prescribe medications and observe patients' reactions, modifying prescriptions as needed.

Context: The work draws on medicine and dentistry, therapy and counseling and biology.
Indication: [general]
Options: [drugs]

List considerations, interactions and dosing to verify. I prescribe. Argue the strongest case against my current view and list what extra information would change the decision. I make the final call.

I work as an acute care nurse. Part of my job is to refer patients for specialty consultations or treatments.

Context: The work draws on medicine and dentistry, therapy and counseling and biology.
Situation: [general, no patient details]
Options: [specialists, services]

List red flags and criteria for referral, and what to include in the referral. I decide.