Artificial intelligence in nursing care: A reflection from the ethics of care

Abstract

Artificial Intelligence is revolutionizing the field of healthcare. In this context, a new medical paradigm is emerging and becoming consolidated, known as 5P Medicine, which refers to five key areas of development: Predictive, Preventive, Personalized, Participatory, and Precision Medicine. The field of nursing is not immune to this revolution. The increasingly prominent presence of AI, and especially robotics, calls for a thoughtful reflection on its impact on the profession. The Ethics of Care is a genuine framework for nursing ethics whose conceptual framework is characterized by recognizing care as the essence of nursing. This approach allows for reflection on the issue from the perspective of praxis: the nursing professional is a moral agent who uses technology to achieve a goal, namely, good care. The paradigm of the Ethics of Care enables reflection on how technology can assist, enhance, or distort the caregiving relationship.