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The article “Artificial Intelligence -based technologies in nursing: A scoping literature review of the evidence” is a comprehensive review of the current state of AI-based technologies applied in nursing practice. The authors conducted a thorough search for relevant articles using multiple databases and identified 93 studies that met their criteria for inclusion. The vast majority (73.1%) of studies provided evidence with a descriptive design while only a small portion (4.3%) were randomised controlled trials, indicating that there is still limited evidence on the efficacy of these technologies in clinical practice. Additionally, one-third of papers (33.3%) were reported without the involvement of nurses, suggesting that nurses are not adequately involved in the development process for these technologies.

The article is well written and provides an extensive overview of the current state of AI-based technologies used in nursing practice as well as potential areas for improvement such as increasing nurse involvement throughout the technology research and development process and integrating basic knowledge of AI-related technologies into all levels of nursing education. The authors also provide recommendations for guidelines to encourage higher quality reporting on AI-related research regarding key details like aims, settings, methods, and ethical implications in nursing which could help to ensure that these technologies are developed safely and ethically.

The article does not appear to have any major biases or unsupported claims; however, it does not explore any potential counterarguments or risks associated with introducing AI-based technologies into nursing practice which could be addressed by providing more information on potential risks or unintended consequences associated with using these technologies in clinical care settings. Additionally, it would be beneficial if the authors provided more information on how nurses can become involved in developing these technologies so that they can ensure that they are designed with patient safety and ethical considerations at their core from the beginning stages rather than being added after development has already begun.