Nursing Roles

Current literature on generative AI in dementia care is fragmented, technology-driven, or focused on patient-facing outcomes, and does not adequately include frontline nursing experience. Without synthesising nursing perspectives, generative AI development in dementia care risks becoming disconnected from clinical realities and nursing ethics. Nurses serve as frontline implementers, assessors, and mediators of new healthcare technologies. Nurses act as ethical stewards in clinical decision-making, in addition to coordinating care, interpreting behavioural change, and supporting families. In the context of generative AI, nurses may evaluate whether a tool is appropriate, safe, relationally acceptable, and compatible with person-centred care routines.