Launch Overview
Elsevier issued a press release on September 29, 2026, announcing the worldwide launch of ClinicalKey Nursing AI, a clinical artificial‑intelligence solution designed exclusively for nurses. The product is positioned to support point‑of‑care decision‑making and professional development throughout a nurse’s career.
Market Context
The announcement cites rising pressure on nursing staff and notes that existing AI tools are largely physician‑centric. Elsevier’s Clinician of the Future 2026; Nurses Edition report found that only 41 % of nurses use AI in their work compared with 57 % of doctors, and that many nurses rely on generic, less trustworthy tools.
Product Features
ClinicalKey Nursing AI enables nurses to pose clinical questions in natural language and receive instant, traceable answers with clear citations. The tool addresses everyday nursing tasks such as procedures, medication administration, and discharge planning. Content is drawn from Elsevier’s evidence‑based corpus, including nursing journals, guidelines, and clinical‑skill libraries, ensuring that nurses retain full control over clinical judgement.
Pilot Study Results
In a pilot involving registered nurses, more than nine out of ten participants reported that the AI increased their confidence in clinical decision‑making, while three‑quarters indicated that it saved time during their shifts.
Content Coverage
The platform provides expanded clinical content, including full‑text access to journals such as Journal of Emergency Nursing, AACN Advanced Critical Care, American Journal of Infection Control, and Geriatric Nursing. It also incorporates Elsevier’s Clinical Skills modules covering acute, critical, mental‑health, oncology, and general emergency care, as well as best‑in‑class practice books like the Emergency Nurses Association’s Core Curriculum, Sheehy’s Manual of Emergency Care, the AACN Procedure Manual, Critical Care Nursing, and Goldman‑Cecil Medicine.
Executive Comments
Tracy Gosselin, PhD, RN, FAAN, Chief Nurse Executive at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, praised the solution for addressing nurses’ complex workflows and filling a gap left by physician‑focused AI tools. Dustin Bass, DNP, MHA, RN, CEN, NEA‑BC, President of the Emergency Nurses Association, highlighted the platform’s role in delivering evidence‑based information when nurses need it most. Omry Bigger, President of Clinical Solutions at Elsevier, emphasized that nurses have been forced to choose between generic AI tools or none at all, and that ClinicalKey Nursing AI offers trusted, nurse‑specific information without disrupting workflow.
Rollout Plan
Elsevier will make ClinicalKey Nursing AI available to its customers throughout 2026, extending the reach of its nursing solutions, which are already trusted by more than 2,800 hospitals worldwide.
About Elsevier
Elsevier is a global leader in advanced information and decision‑support services, operating for over a century across 170 countries. It serves academic and corporate research communities, doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals with evidence‑based scientific and medical content, precision AI, and expert human assessment. Elsevier is part of RELX, a worldwide provider of information‑based analytics and decision tools.