Artificial Intelligence in Nursing – Examining the Growth and Impact of AI in Clinical Decision-Making: Bibliometric Analysis

As a critical driving power to promote health care, the health care–related artificial intelligence (AI) literature is growing rapidly. Artificial Intelligence in Nursing – Examining the Growth and Impact of AI in Clinical Decision-Making: Bibliometric Analysis

Bibliometric Analysis: Artificial Intelligence in Nursing – Examining the Growth and Impact of AI in Clinical Decision-Making:

Abstract

The purpose of this bibliometric analysis is to evaluate the impact of artificial intelligence AI applications in nursing care and practices. The particular focus was on clinical decision making from 2010-2024. The analysis of publication patterns, research clusters and geological distributions is made to provide an insight growth and integration of AI in nursing care and practices.

Introduction

Over the past decades the integration of artificial intelligence in healthcare has grown exponentially. There is significant transformation made in nursing practices is made exponentially over some last decades as AI-enabled decision making system. In this an analysis a quantitative and evolutionary approach is used on AI applications in nursing practices particularly for decision making tools and their impact on patient care outcomes.

Methodology

The most of data analysis focused on the peer reviewed articles and systematic reviews along with clinical Trials data on the clinical decision making in health care. This data is from well reputed scientific database regarding research including PubMed, Scopus and Web of Science that included publications from 2010 to 2024.

Results and Discussion

Publication Trends

By this analysis a significant increase in output is revealed, there are 45 papers in 2010 and rising to 850 papers in 2023 is observed. There is a notable and remarkable addition of the specifically in post-COVID 19 and onward as pandemic effect in the health adoption.

Geographical Distribution of Research Publication over the time 2019-2024

Regional research output distribution (2019-2024):

North America: 35% (USA: 28%, Canada: 7%)
Europe: 30% (UK: 8%, Germany: 7%, Netherlands: 5%, Others: 10%)
Asia-Pacific: 25% (China: 12%, South Korea: 5%, Japan: 4%, Others: 4%)
Rest of World: 10%

Key Research Clusters

The following graph is based represent focal concern of research publication along with their percentile values:

Clinical Decision Support Systems (CDSS) 32%

Primary focus on medication management and vital sign monitoring
Notable increase in machine learning-based early warning systems

Predictive Analytics in Patient Care 28%

Emphasis on fall risk assessment and pressure ulcer prevention
Growing application in patient deterioration prediction

AI-Enabled Care Planning 22%

Focus on personalized care plan generation
Integration with electronic health records

Education and Training 18%

Virtual patient simulators
AI-powered competency assessment tools

Impact Analysis Based on Available Citations

High-impact areas Average Citations Per Paper (based on citation analysis):

AI-enabled triage systems = 38.7
Medication error prevention systems = 32.1
Predictive modeling for patient deterioration = 45.3

Themes for Implementation Challenges and Opportunities

Following are Common themes identified in the literature:

Data quality and standardization issues
Ethical considerations in AI-driven decision-making
Integration with existing workflows
Training requirements for nursing staff

Health Care Providers and Future Directions

In the current scenarios emerging research trends indicate:

The development of real-time monitoring systems in healthcare
Personal care enhanced the recommendations for better results
There is an increased focus on explainable AI for clinical decision support
How do integration of multimodal data sources in health care and education

Results and Conclusion

This bibliometric analysis reveals that a rapid growth and diversity in the application of AI in nursing practice. This analysis also depicted research trends of AI-related health research: (1) the growth rate of health care–related AI publications has grown rapidly in the past decade and the rate showed a trend of continuous growth. There is strong link and integration of AI-based decision-making tools that emphasize the estimated analysis for healthcare planning. Future AI research should be dedicated to filling the gap between health care–related AI research and clinical applications.

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