8 OCTOBER 2023IN MY OPINIONIN MY OPINIONAs the world revolutionizes towards artificial intelligence (AI), we are also witnessing the mushrooming of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices in every growing industry i.e. finance, manufacturing, agriculture, construction and the list continues on. While the healthcare sector has also stepped up with these advancements and grabbing every opportunity along the way for business expansions, it also benefits the management of patients especially in the critical care departments such as the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Being an ICU nurse in this digital era and juggling with the accolades of ESG in hindsight really sounds like an impossible daunting task to accomplish. However, AI is already making its way to be ingrained in human lives and people accelerating on ESG routines gradually but surely. For healthcare professionals, especially in the nursing community, we do focus on the positive impact of what we do onto our patients. By harmonizing AI into critical care management, nurses will definitely be able to magnify the drives for ESG. For instance, having an ICU set up with fully AI automated in a healthcare facility would provide more time for critical care nurses to focus AI AND ESG IN MANAGING CRITICAL CARE PATIENTS By Esther May Cheam Sue San, Senior Nurse Manager, Thomson Hospital Kota DamansaraEsther May Cheam Sue San
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