Empathic and agentic artificial intelligence in nursing: perspectives on a human-centered framework for cancer care navigation in the United States

For patients experiencing cancer, nurse navigation can ease the burden of complex care by enhancing coordination of health services and patient outcomes. However, in under-resourced areas, trained nurse navigators may be limited or non-existent. In the United States, artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled digital health tools are increasingly available and may help address gaps in care coordination; however, most are not designed to specifically support nursing. This perspective piece discusses a

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ethics.ai (11 April 2026), “Empathic and agentic artificial intelligence in nursing: perspectives on a human-centered framework for cancer care navigation in the United States,” evidence record 6046, https://ethics.ai/record/6046 (originally published by arXiv).

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