Wolters Kluwer Enhances Nursing Education with AI to Improve Student Performance and Ease Educator Workloads

Wolters Kluwer Enhances Nursing Education with AI to Improve Student Performance and Ease Educator Workloads

Wolters Kluwer Health is enhancing its nursing education products with new AI capabilities to improve student clinical judgment and reduce educator workloads. The integration begins with Lippincott CoursePoint+, which offers personalized remediation tools based on individual performance data.

Wolters Kluwer, a global leader in information, software solutions, and services across various sectors, including healthcare, reported annual revenues of €5.6 billion in 2023.

Enhancing Nursing Education with AI

Julie Stegman, Vice President of Wolters Kluwer Health Learning & Practice, highlighted the potential of AI in nursing education:

“The use of AI in nursing education is poised to usher in a new era of learning and proficiency. Wolters Kluwer has been leading the way in the early use cases of artificial intelligence in nursing education, starting with Lippincott CoursePoint+ which incorporates machine learning to facilitate adaptive learning.

Wolters Kluwer aims to support the development of clinical judgment in nursing students by using AI to analyze student performance data and create personalized remediation plans. This technology is expected to reduce nursing faculty workloads, enabling them to focus on clinical-based activities that enhance students' practical skills.

Addressing morden nursing education needs with AI

Addressing Modern Nursing Education Needs Using AI

Cynthia Foronda, Assistant Dean for Innovation and Scholarship at The University of Miami, discussed AI's role in addressing nursing education challenges:

“The nursing workforce and education landscapes are facing unique challenges to prepare new nurses for the day-to-day demands of clinical practice. The intersection of these challenges presents opportunities for AI to help in graduating more clinically confident nurses.

“Supporting efforts to target areas where a student needs more work and to give them the tools to improve can positively shape their learning experience, while making them more prepared to enter the workforce.”

AI Integration

Wolters Kluwer has integrated AI into its digital products for over a decade, contributing significantly to its digital revenues. The company recently launched AI Labs, a collaborative resource aimed at incorporating generative AI into its clinical decision support solution, UpToDate. This initiative aligns with Wolters Kluwer’s commitment to ethical and responsible AI development, as outlined in its Artificial Intelligence Principles.

The AI enhancements in nursing education are part of Wolters Kluwer’s ongoing innovation efforts in the healthcare sector. By integrating AI into educational tools, the company aims to produce more competent nursing graduates ready to meet clinical demands.

Julie Stegman emphasized, “We are focusing on building and integrating AI that adds value to both nurse educators and students, ensuring that it is meaningful.”