Port Charlotte nurses participate in nationwide protest against AI in healthcare [Video]

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. — Nurses at HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital in Port Charlotte took to the street with signs on Thursday to raise awareness about the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence in healthcare.

The National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU), held similar events across the country, saying AI could lead to staff reductions and undermine quality patient care.

Watch Fox 4’s Alex Orenczuk report on a nationwide nursing protest against artificial intelligence:

Port Charlotte nurses participate in nationwide protest against AI in healthcare

“Patients need a human touch, a robot can never replace a nurse,” said Valerie Jean, an RN in Fawcett’s float pool department.

Jean told Fox 4 that relying too much on AI could lead to mistakes in patient treatment, as the technology systems lack the expertise human nurses bring to decision making.

“There’s patients that based on the AI, it looks like they are okay to go home like they are ready for a safe discharge …