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YOSHIMITSU Kitaro
Department Graduate School of Medical Science, Graduate School of Medical Science Position Assistant Professor |
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| Article types | Original article |
| Language | English |
| Peer review | Peer reviewed |
| Title | Bridging between clinical nursing practice and robotics: which nursing tasks canbe delegated to robots? |
| Journal | Formal name：ADVANCED ROBOTICS Abbreviation：Adv Robot ISSN code：01691864/15685535 |
| Domestic / Foregin | Foregin |
| Volume, Issue, Page | pp.e1-e9 |
| Author and coauthor | KOMAGATA Tomoko†, SASAKI Yoshiko, YOSHIMITSU Kitaro, KOBAYASHI Etsuko, KUWANA Kenta, KUSUDA Kaori, MASAMUNE Ken |
| Publication date | 2025/11/22 |
| Summary | One potential solution to the global shortage of nursing professionals, particularly in super-aged societies such as Japan, is to delegate nursing tasks to robots. This study explored the nursing tasks that are most suitable for robotic delegation. Direct observation and interviews in a 200-bed hospital revealed that 75% of nurses’ time was spent on non-skilled tasks. The participants expressed a preference for delegating physically demanding and repetitive tasks to robots while maintaining essential patient interactions. These findings suggest that a collaborative approach to integrating nursing and robotics could alleviate workforce shortages and enhance nursing efficiency by performing non-skilled nursing tasks. |
| DOI | 10.1080/01691864.2025.2587835 |