Professional Certificate in Nursing Essentials of Responsible Artificial Intelligence

Course overview

The Nursing Essentials of Responsible AI professional certificate, developed by the Florida State University College of Nursing in partnership with the Coalition for Health AI (CHAI), prepares nurses at all levels to lead the ethical integration of artificial intelligence in healthcare. To earn the certificate, participants must complete the following seven micro-credentials in order: 1. MC0: AI Foundations for Nursing Practice. This foundational course introduces nurses to essential AI terminology, core concepts, and the ethical principles required to engage meaningfully in AI-related projects. - Badge Earned: AI-Aware Nurse. 2. MC1: Problem Definition and Plan. Learners use structured methods like root cause and feasibility analysis to identify clinical challenges suitable for AI and plan for implementation. - Badge Earned: AI Clinical Champion. 3. MC2: AI System Design. This stage focuses on translating clinical priorities into technical requirements while ensuring AI tool architectures align with real-world nursing workflows. - Badge Earned: AI Data Integrity Advocate. 4. MC3: Engineer the AI Solution. Participants move into the technical phase of the lifecycle, guiding model development through data access, preparation, and model training conversations. - Badge Earned: AI Co-Design Partner. 5. MC4: Assess the AI Solution. Nurses rigorously evaluate AI systems for safety, usability, and readiness before deployment through local validation and prospective testing. - Badge Earned: AI Validation Partner. 6. MC5: Pilot the AI Solution. This micro-credential focuses on guiding real-world testing in limited clinical settings to assess adoption, workflow fit, and downstream impacts. - Badge Earned: AI Frontline Implementer. 7. MC6: Deploy & Monitor. The final stage prepares nurses to lead the long-scale deployment and continuous oversight of AI tools, tracking performance decay, drift, and bias over time. - Badge Earned: AI Impact Monitor. Keywords: Artificial Intelligence