Amplify Nursing Season 11: Episode 06: Dr. Steph Hoelscher
On this episode of the Amplify Nursing Podcast we speak with Dr. Stephanie Hoelscher. Dr. Hoelscher is Professor of Graduate Informatics and MSN Informatics Program Director at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. With nearly 30 years of experience in oncology, trauma, and informatics, she now focuses on advancing digital health and AI literacy for nurses. In our conversation, Dr. Hoelscher explains her creation of the N.U.R.S.E.S.™ AI Literacy Framework to help nurses integrate AI safely and effectively. She emphasizes foundational knowledge, ethical considerations, and avoiding over-reliance on technology, while advocating for nurse leadership in shaping AI-driven healthcare. Her work underscores that AI is a powerful tool, but human judgment and compassion remain irreplaceable.
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Amplify Nursing Season 11: Episode 05: Dr. George Demiris
On this episode of the AmplifyNursing Podcast, we talk with Dr. George Demiris, the Mary Alice Bennett University Professor in the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing and Perelman School of Medicine, and Associate Dean for Research and Innovation at Penn Nursing. Dr. Demiris
discusses his work using technology and AI to support healthy aging. As
director of the PennAITech Collaboratory for Healthy Aging, he highlights projects like Sense for Safety, which uses AI to predict and prevent falls among older adults. He emphasizes ethical design, interdisciplinary collaboration, and the importance of involving older adults and caregivers in developing real-world solutions. Dr. Demiris also shares how programs like PennAITech’s Innovation Fellows Program and the Summer Innovation Institute are preparing future leaders in AI and healthcare innovation.
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Amplify Nursing Season 11: Episode 04: Rachael Acker
On this episode of the Amplify Nursing Podcast, we talk with Rachael Acker, computer scientist, design strategist, and founder of Healthero. Rachael shares how her background in technology and user
experience led her to healthcare innovation alongside nurses.
She highlights the use of systems and futures thinking to design solutions with long-term impact and explains prompt engineering as the art of asking purposeful, context-rich questions to generative AI. Rachael discusses the difference between deterministic and non-deterministic AI and encourages listeners to use AI thoughtfully, to verify information, foster curiosity, and drive creativity in healthcare design.
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Amplify Nursing Season 11: Episode 03: Dr. Jing Wang
On this episode of the Amplify Nursing Podcast, Dr. Jing Wang, Dean and Professor at Florida State University College of Nursing, shares her journey from community-based care to pioneering digital health and AI in nursing.
She discusses the creation of the first MSN program focused on AI applications, designed to equip nurses with foundational knowledge in ethics, responsible use, and practical applications of AI. Dr. Wang emphasizes that while not every nurse needs a master’s degree, all should understand core AI principles through options like certificates and micro-credentials.
She highlights AI’s potential to reduce administrative burden, support clinical decision-making, and combat burnout, while stressing the importance of nurses leading its integration to preserve human-centered care. Looking ahead, she calls for a united nursing voice in AI to ensure the profession shapes the future of healthcare innovation.
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Amplify Nursing Season 11: Episode 02: Dr. Suzanne Bakken
This season on the Amplify Nursing Podcast, we’re exploring
the impact of AI in healthcare. In this episode, we talk with Dr. Suzanne
Bakken, professor and Vice Dean for Research at Columbia Nursing. She reflects on her 50-year nursing journey, from critical care to leadership in biomedical informatics, and the evolution of her focus on systems thinking and problem-solving.
The discussion highlights human-centered AI through five lenses
from Anderson and Coiera: design, values, interaction, socio-technical systems, and implementation. Dr. Bakken emphasizes the need for nurses to be involved in AI development and evaluation, with core competencies in ethics, model understanding, and critical assessment. She also addresses bias and equity, underscoring the importance of vigilance, community engagement, and transparency.
The episode closes with resources for nurses interested in
building knowledge around equitable AI.
AmplifyNursing features nurses who are leading the way in nursing science, policy and innovation. Our guests defy stereotypes, define practice, and disrupt convention. We highlight the breadth and depth of nursing influence on society by amplifying nurses who are pushing boundaries and breaking down barriers to build a new paradigm. AmplifyNursing is a Penn Nursing podcast supported by the Pinola Fund for Innovation in Nursing.
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