An example of leveraging AI for documentation: ChatGPT-generated nursing care plan for an older adult with lung cancer
Fabiana Cristina Dos Santos, Lisa G. Johnson, Olatunde O Madandola, K. Priola, Yingwei Yao, Tamara Gonçalves Rezende Macieira, Gail M. Keenan
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Our article demonstrates the effectiveness of using a validated framework to create a ChatGPT prompt that generates valid nursing care plan suggestions for one hypothetical older patient with lung cancer. METHOD: This study describes the methodology for creating ChatGPT prompts that generate consistent care plan suggestions and its application for a lung cancer case scenario. After entering a nursing assessment of the patient's condition into ChatGPT, we asked it to generate care plan suggestions. Subsequently, we assessed the quality of the care plans produced by ChatGPT. RESULTS: While not all the suggested care plan terms (11 out of 16) utilized standardized nursing terminology, the ChatGPT-generated care plan closely matched the gold standard in scope and nature, correctly prioritizing oxygenation and ventilation needs. CONCLUSION: Using a validated framework prompt to generate nursing care plan suggestions with ChatGPT demonstrates its potential value as a decision support tool for optimizing cancer care documentation.