The Importance of Artificial Intelligence Literacy in Nursing and Midwifery to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals: Perspectives From the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly

Siobhan O'Connor; Abeer Alharthi; Jitana Benton-Lee; Aimee Giselle Horcasitas-Tovar; Charlotte McArdle; Jerry John Ouner; Amy Staley; Jasper Erwin Tolarba; Regina Yuen

doi:10.1111/jnu.70064

The Importance of Artificial Intelligence Literacy in Nursing and Midwifery to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals: Perspectives From the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly

Siobhan O'Connor
, Abeer Alharthi
, Jitana Benton-Lee
, Aimee Giselle Horcasitas-Tovar
, Charlotte McArdle
, Jerry John Ouner
, Amy Staley
, Jasper Erwin Tolarba
, Regina Yuen

School of Nursing and Paramedic Science

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Original language	English
Article number	e70064
Pages (from-to)	1-4
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Nursing Scholarship
Volume	58
Issue number	1
Early online date	15 Jan 2026
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/jnu.70064
Publication status	Published (in print/issue) - 28 Feb 2026

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We would like to thank all those who contribute to the Sigma Foundation for Nursing's Future Fund as this supports the activities of Sigma's Liaisons and Youth Representatives to the United Nations. We would also like to acknowledge the support of Megan LoGreco, Manager of Sponsorships and Global Partnership, at Sigma and the support of Sigma's International Board of Directors (i.e., Sandra C. Garmon Bibb, Liz Westcott, Gloria Chan, Nancy Rollins Gantz, Kathleen Brady, Debra Anderson, Diana-Lyn Baptiste, Thomas Kearns, Jennifer Saylor, Elizabeth Weathers, Jennife Graber, and Lucas M. Davis) who ensure Sigma's Liaisons and Youth Representatives to the United Nations remain a key element of the international honor society.

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 5 Gender Equality

Keywords

Artificial intelligence
Nursing
Education
Gender Equality
United Nations
Sustainable Development Goals
education
gender equality
sustainable development goals
nursing
artificial intelligence

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O'Connor, S., Alharthi, A., Benton-Lee, J., Horcasitas-Tovar, A. G., McArdle, C., Ouner, J. J., Staley, A., Tolarba, J. E., & Yuen, R. (2026). The Importance of Artificial Intelligence Literacy in Nursing and Midwifery to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals: Perspectives From the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 58(1), 1-4. Article e70064. https://doi.org/10.1111/jnu.70064

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The Importance of Artificial Intelligence Literacy in Nursing and Midwifery to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals: Perspectives From the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. / O'Connor, Siobhan; Alharthi, Abeer; Benton-Lee, Jitana et al.
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O'Connor S, Alharthi A, Benton-Lee J, Horcasitas-Tovar AG, McArdle C, Ouner JJ et al. The Importance of Artificial Intelligence Literacy in Nursing and Midwifery to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals: Perspectives From the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. Journal of Nursing Scholarship. 2026 Feb 28;58(1):1-4. e70064. Epub 2026 Jan 15. doi: 10.1111/jnu.70064

The Importance of Artificial Intelligence Literacy in Nursing and Midwifery to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals: Perspectives From the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly

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