🇮🇳 AI for Nurses: Empowering India’s Healthcare Workforce

Duration: 8 weeks  Mode: Hybrid (self-paced + mentor-led + offline-ready)
Audience: Nursing students (GNM/B.Sc.), staff nurses, ANMs, ASHA workers, and hospital administrators (public + private).
Credential: Learnova Certified AI Nurse (IndiaAI-Aligned)

Program Vision

To create an AI-literate nursing workforce that bridges India’s rural-urban digital-health divide, strengthens tele-medicine and predictive-care systems, and upholds ethical AI and patient trust under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023 (DPDP) and Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM).

8-Week Curriculum Structure

Week

Module Title

Learning Objectives

Applied Activities

Assessment

1

Introduction to AI & India’s Digital Health Vision

Understand AI fundamentals · Connect AI to ABDM, IndiaAI, Tele-medicine · Identify local healthcare challenges

Watch: Intro to AI · Map AI applications in rural vs urban settings

Short quiz + reflection journal

2

AI in Nursing Practice: Triage & Monitoring

Apply AI tools for patient triage & early-warning systems · Recognize use cases in Fortis, Apollo, AIIMS pilots

Simulation: AI-enabled triage dashboard · Role-play for tele-consultation

Scenario report + mentor review

3

Digital Health Records & Data Integration

Use EHR platforms within ABDM architecture · Understand NDHM data standards · Recognize interoperability issues

Lab: Mock EHR entry & data validation exercise

Hands-on checklist + quiz

4

AI in Tele-medicine & Community Outreach

Design AI-assisted remote-care workflows · Interpret Tele-medicine Guidelines 2020 · Identify rural barriers & solutions

Design WhatsApp-based triage bot prototype · Field simulation

Peer evaluation + mentor rubric

5

Responsible AI & Data Privacy in Healthcare

Apply DPDP principles · Identify bias & risk · Promote human oversight

Case study: Consent flow for PHC app · Ethical decision mapping

DPDP compliance quiz + reflection

6

Cognitive Training

Build mental clarity, reduce burnout, improve decision making

Guided MindFlex Yoga sessions · Biofeedback journaling

Self-assessment + focus survey

7

AI Leadership & Innovation in Nursing

Lead AI change in hospitals · Understand IndiaAI FutureSkills career pathways

Group project: AI Innovation Canvas for Hospital Workflow

Group presentation rubric

8

Capstone: Design Your AI-Enabled Health System

Integrate learning into real-world solution · Build impact metrics

Project: AI-powered PHC or urban clinic model · Pitch to panel

Final capstone evaluation + certificate eligibility

Program Resources

  • Primary content: Learnova Tech Essentials
  • Learnova Labs: India-context simulations + bilingual case studies
  • Policy integration: ABDM, DPDP 2023, Tele-medicine 2020 guidelines
  • Tools: AI prompt dashboards, low-bandwidth apps for rural deployment
  • Languages: English + regional translations (Hindi, Punjabi, Marathi, Bengali, Telugu, Tamil)

Assessment & Certification

  • Weekly quizzes (20%) • Practical labs (30%) • Capstone project (50%)
  • Minimum score 75% for Learnova Certification upload
  • Capstone criteria: AI readiness, ethics alignment, impact potential on health outcomes

Government & Industry Alignment

  • Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM): Interoperable digital health records.
  • IndiaAI Mission: Upskilling nurses under Future Skills pillar.
  • DPDP Act 2023: Data privacy and patient consent.
  • Tele-medicine Guidelines 2020: Remote care ethics and documentation.
  • Partnerships: MoHFW, State Nursing Councils, Fortis Health, Apollo Hospitals, Learnova Digital Skills Program.

Impact Goals

  • 10 000 AI-literate nurses by 2027 across rural and urban India
  • 30 % reduction in paper-based documentation errors
  • 25 % improvement in tele-consult turnaround time
  • National recognition as India’s first AI ethics-based nurse training platform

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