Relationships Among Nursing Students’ Awareness of Artificial Intelligence Ethics, Literacy, Attitudes, and Knowledge

Abstract

This study was conducted to identify the Artificial intelligence ethical awareness, literacy, attitude, and knowledge levels of nursing students who will handle AI as future nurses and to confirm the correlation among them. The data for the study were collected through a structured questionnaire targeting 118 nursing students at K University in Gangwon-do, Korea in June 2025. The general characteristics of the subjects were calculated using frequencies and percentages, and the level of AI ethics awareness, literacy, attitude, and knowledge was calculated using means and standard deviations. The relationship among AI ethical awareness, literacy, attitude, and knowledge was analyzed using Pearson's Correlation Coefficient. The results of this study showed that AI ethics awareness had a positive correlation with AI literacy(r=.30, p<.001), AI attitude(r=.42, p<.001), and AI knowledge(r=.30, p<.001), and AI literacy had a positive correlation with AI attitude(r=.35, p<.001) and AI knowledge(r=.65, p<.001). In addition, AI attitude had a positive correlation with AI knowledge (r=.27, p<.001). In conclusion, when organizing the curriculum for AI education to improve the AI literacy ability of nursing students, it is necessary to include AI ethical awareness, attitude, and knowledge content. Since the ethical use of AI can protect patients from potential risks, various nursing educational approaches are needed regarding AI literacy and knowledge of nursing students.