Description
The AI for Nursing Professionals certificate equips nurses with the knowledge and practical skills needed to navigate, apply, and lead in an increasingly AI‑enabled healthcare environment. Through two integrated micro-courses, learners build foundational understanding of core and generative AI concepts, explore how models are trained and used, and examine the ethical, legal, and workflow considerations essential to responsible implementation. Participants then progress to hands‑on applications, leveraging AI for documentation, decision support, data-driven processes, and clinical efficiency, while developing strategies for continuous learning and professional adaptability. Graduates of this certificate emerge confident, informed, and prepared to use AI tools effectively and ethically in support of high-quality patient care and lifelong nursing practice.
Expires: 03/31/2028
What You Will Learn
- Understand how AI works in practice; from core concepts and data use, to how models learn and generate outputs in professional settings.
- Use AI tools confidently and responsibly to research, summarize, and transform information while maintaining accuracy, academic rigor, and clinical judgment.
- Apply practical prompting techniques to produce safe, reliable, and task appropriate AI outputs for everyday professional work.
- Integrate AI into nursing and clinical workflows to support documentation, data reporting, and evidence-based decision-making, while meeting legal, ethical, and regulatory requirements.
- Navigate ethical, legal, and privacy challenges associated with AI use and implement strategies that protect data integrity, compliance, and patient trust.
- Build a personalized, AI-supported lifelong learning plan that strengthens professional growth without replacing deep engagement with academic content.
Eligibility
- Must be 18 Years or older
Refund Policy
You will have 7 days to request a full refund after purchase. A refund will not be issued if you have already earned the certificate of completion or professional certificate, or if more than 50% of the course content has been completed.
Accreditation Statement
Walden University is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development through the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Provider Unit P0469.
Credit Designation Statement
Walden University designates this enduring material course for 10 contact hours.
Criteria for Obtaining Contact Hours
The content includes overviews and descriptions, engagement activities, resources, and assessments. To claim contact hours, a nurse learner must complete a minimum of 80% of the content within each micro-course and pass each micro-course assessment with a score of 80% or higher. Steps to claim credit:
- Read a minimum of 80% of the content,
- Complete all activities,
- Correctly answer at least 80% of the assessment quiz items,
- Complete the end-of-course evaluation, and
- Download and print or save your certificate.
Disclosure Statement
The planners and content authors of this nursing continuing professional development activity disclose that there are no relevant financial relationships (those held by the planner or significant other, currently or within the last 12 months) with commercial interests.
While professional development activities offered by an American Nurses Credentialing Center Provider Unit typically satisfy the requirements of most states, Walden University recommends that participants ensure that the content offered meets their individual requirements. To the extent that contact hours must be approved within one’s state of residence or licensure, participants should check with their state board of nursing before enrolling in any professional development activity. The state board of nursing determines the number and type of contact hours that can be claimed for professional development activities.
