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AI Skills for Nurses Starter Kit

Independent portfolio project

A self-paced AI skills kit for nurses: 50 copy-paste prompts for the real work of a shift, plus a walkthrough video. Designed so a nurse can use AI safely on the very next shift — not just read about it.

AI Skills for Nurses Starter Kit shown on a tablet with prompt cards
The AI Skills for Nurses Starter Kit digital product.

Project overview

Audience
Busy nurses and nurse educators
Format
Self-paced digital download
Contents
50 prompts across five categories, quick-start guide, walkthrough video, worked examples
Focus
Safe, practical AI use for nonclinical nursing tasks

01

The problem

Nurses were curious about AI but had no safe, practical starting point. Generic prompt lists do not fit nursing work, and they ignore patient privacy entirely. This kit had to teach a skill, not sell a file.

02

Who it is for

Busy nurses and nurse educators who want to save time on nonclinical writing, teaching, career, and creator tasks — without risking patient privacy.

03

How it is designed

  • Organized by the work, not the tool

    The 50 prompts sit in five categories that match real tasks: (1) Clinical documentation and charting help, (2) Patient education materials, (3) Lesson planning and teaching, (4) Studying and certification prep, (5) Productivity and time-saving.

  • Every prompt is built the same way

    A clear task, a BEST FOR line so the nurse knows when to use it, bracketed fields to personalize with their own non-sensitive details, and a built-in review step.

  • Safety is designed in, not bolted on

    Never enter protected health information. Use fictional or fully de-identified information only. Always verify the output — AI can sound confident and still be wrong. AI never replaces clinical judgment. Direct clinical decision-making is out of scope.

  • Built for the lowest-friction first use

    Quick-start pointers tell a brand-new user exactly where to begin, and the loop is always the same: copy the prompt, personalize the brackets, review the draft, refine it. Five minutes per prompt.

04

Try two samples

These two prompts are from the free 10-prompt sampler. The full kit has 50 prompts across the five categories above.

Sample 1 — The SBAR Handoff Builder

Use it when your shift notes are a mess and report is in ten minutes.

Turn these rough shift notes into a clean SBAR handoff report. Situation: [BRIEF SITUATION]. Background: [HISTORY, NO NAMES]. Assessment: [CURRENT STATUS, VITALS, KEY FINDINGS]. Recommendation: [WHAT THE NEXT NURSE SHOULD WATCH FOR]. Keep it concise, clinical, and in SBAR order.

Pro tip: Read it back against your notes before report. AI organizes; you verify.

Sample 2 — The Plain-Language Handout

Use it when a patient needs to understand their condition, not decode jargon.

Write a one-page patient education handout about [CONDITION OR MEDICATION] at a [6TH-GRADE] reading level. Use short sentences, simple words, and bullet points. Cover: what it is, why it matters, what to do, and when to call the nurse or doctor.

Pro tip: Ask the patient to repeat back one key point. That is your teach-back check.

05

The walkthrough video

An eight-minute walkthrough shows the loop in action: take a prompt, adapt it to your own task, and check the output before you use it.

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Deliverables

  • 50-prompt workbook
  • Quick-start guide
  • Eight-minute walkthrough video
  • Worked examples

Delivered as a digital download.