The benefits of artificial intelligence for nursing operational managers in South African public hospitals

Q2 Nursing

International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences Pub Date : 2025-01-01 DOI:10.1016/j.ijans.2025.100869

Sanele E. Nene

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Abstract

Background

Artificial intelligence is the greatest technological revolution of the 21st century with enormous benefits. Nursing operational managers of South African public hospitals are expected to implement artificial intelligence in their nursing units, they however have limited understanding of its actual benefits.

Purpose

This study aims to explore and describe the actual benefits of artificial intelligence for nursing operational managers in South African public hospitals.

Design and methods

A qualitative, exploratory, descriptive, and contextual research design was adopted in this study. Data was collected from the nursing operational managers of a public hospital in Gauteng, South Africa, using 12 in-depth individual interviews and two focus groups interviews. Field notes were collected, and a method of Giorgi and Colaizzi thematic analysis was employed to analyse data. The findings of the study were confirmed by the independent coder.

Results

The findings of the study culminated into four themes: 1) improved healthcare system, 2) mitigation of healthcare costs, 3) workload reduction for healthcare professionals, and 4) excited world-class healthcare professionals.

Discussion and conclusions

AI is improving the quality of healthcare system in public hospitals and nursing operational managers should be well informed of the actual benefits of AI for them to advocate for its uptake.

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人工智能对南非公立医院护理业务经理的好处

人工智能是21世纪最伟大的技术革命，带来了巨大的好处。南非公立医院的护理业务经理有望在其护理部门实施人工智能，但他们对其实际好处的了解有限。本研究旨在探索和描述人工智能对南非公立医院护理业务经理的实际好处。设计与方法本研究采用定性、探索性、描述性和情境性研究设计。数据收集自南非豪登省一家公立医院的护理业务经理，采用12次深度个人访谈和2次焦点小组访谈。收集现场记录，采用Giorgi和Colaizzi主题分析法对数据进行分析。这项研究的发现得到了独立编码员的证实。结果研究结果总结为四个主题：1)改善医疗保健系统；2)降低医疗保健成本；3)减轻医疗保健专业人员的工作量；4)激发世界级医疗保健专业人员。讨论与结论人工智能正在提高公立医院医疗保健系统的质量，护理业务管理人员应该充分了解人工智能的实际好处，以便他们倡导采用人工智能。

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来源期刊

International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences Nursing-Nursing (all)

CiteScore

2.40

自引率

0.00%

发文量

114

审稿时长

21 weeks

期刊介绍： International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences (IJANS) is an international scientific journal published by Elsevier. The broad-based journal was founded on two key tenets, i.e. to publish the most exciting research with respect to the subjects of Nursing and Midwifery in Africa, and secondly, to advance the international understanding and development of nursing and midwifery in Africa, both as a profession and as an academic discipline. The fully refereed journal provides a forum for all aspects of nursing and midwifery sciences, especially new trends and advances. The journal call for original research papers, systematic and scholarly review articles, and critical papers which will stimulate debate on research, policy, theory or philosophy of nursing as related to nursing and midwifery in Africa, technical reports, and short communications, and which will meet the journal''s high academic and ethical standards. Manuscripts of nursing practice, education, management, and research are encouraged. The journal values critical scholarly debate on issues that have strategic significance for educators, practitioners, leaders and policy-makers of nursing and midwifery in Africa. The journal publishes the highest quality scholarly contributions reflecting the diversity of nursing, and is also inviting international scholars who are engaged with nursing and midwifery in Africa to contribute to the journal. We will only publish work that demonstrates the use of rigorous methodology as well as by publishing papers that highlight the theoretical underpinnings of nursing and midwifery as it relates to the Africa context.