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AI Won’t Replace Nurses, But It Will Change Their Work w/Nerissa Ambers & Carlene Lugtu

Mar 6, 2026
35:01

Episode Description

Artificial intelligence is already changing nursing workflows, but many healthcare systems are making decisions without nursing leadership at the table.

In this episode, Charlene talks with Nerissa Ambers and Carlene Lugtu, Director and Manager, respectively, of the Health Informatics Transformation Team at Stanford Medicine. They talk about why nursing leadership matters in the AI space and how nurses can help shape technology that supports patient care.

Host:

Charlene Platon, MS, RN, FNP-BC (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@charleneplaton⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

Guests:

Nerissa Ambers (https://www.linkedin.com/in/nerissa-ambers-0510486/)
Carlene Lugtu MCiM, RN (https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlene-lugtu/)

About the show:

ACNL in Action is a production of the Association of California Nurse Leaders, the professional organization for nurse leaders. New episodes come out on the first Friday of every month.

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