Our AI Philosophy: Guided by Nurses, Powered by Trust

I’ve spent my career helping nurse learners build competence, confidence, and—most importantly—trust in their own abilities. In simulation, trust is everything. It takes time for learners to feel safe enough to be vulnerable, to make mistakes, and to fully immerse themselves in the simulation experience. That trust is precious. And it’s something we protect fiercely at UbiSim.

Educators and AI

As educators, we sometimes worry: Will AI replace my role? Will it diminish the art and skill that go into simulation facilitation?

Our answer is simple: No.

At UbiSim, the educator is—and will always be—at the heart of the learning experience, right alongside the learner. AI is not a colleague, not a competitor, and not the one making decisions. It’s a tool, and “it” is designed to assist you.

Because it’s nurse-guided and safeguarded by our expertise, it can reflect the nuances of empathy, communication, and clinical reasoning in ways generic AI can’t. This isn’t a “wild” AI. It is a trained digital facilitator with one job: to help you do yours more effectively.

Nurse-Guided AI

You may be asking, how is our AI being guided by nurses?

• Our AI-powered patient dialog is refined and validated by nurse educators and simulationists on our team.
• We guide it, correct it, and shape it—evaluating effective versus ineffective responses—until it demonstrates consistent, reliable support for educators in a deliberate and trustworthy way.
• Every piece of guidance our AI gives is grounded in human nursing expertise.

Think of it as nurse-guided, nurse-validated, and always within clear guardrails that keep safety, integrity, and trust at the center, just as we’ve done from the very beginning at UbiSim.

AI-Supported Patient Dialogue

Soon, UbiSim is introducing AI-supported patient dialogue that responds directly to learners in natural, context-aware language, without a facilitator needing to press prompts behind the scenes.

What that looks like in practice:

• Frees up faculty time by eliminating the need to manually trigger patient responses, allowing educators to focus on observing, coaching, and giving meaningful feedback.
• Delivers consistency. Every learner gets the same standardized patient responses, reducing variability and bias.
• Boosts immersion by giving learners real-time, relevant dialogue that keeps them engaged and “in the flow.”
• Improves psychological safety. UbiSim’s AI is built to keep the safe space at the core of every simulation, ensuring learners can practice freely—without fear of judgment or being rushed so that confidence can thrive.
• Scales simulation easily, so one faculty member can oversee multiple sessions at once, without compromising the quality of interaction.

Impact on Educators and Learners

With AI taking on some of the operational load:

• You can spend more time debriefing, coaching, and building clinical judgment.
• You can increase the number of simulation opportunities you offer: more reps for learners, more time for you to focus on meaningful teaching moments.

This directly translates to better-prepared graduates—nurses who enter the workforce feeling confident, competent, and resilient.

When nurses start their careers with that foundation, they’re more likely to stay in the profession, thrive in their roles, and find joy in their work.

Joy in Nursing Education

At UbiSim, we believe nursing education should spark joy.

Our AI gives you more time for the parts of teaching you love most—those moments when a concept clicks, when a learner gains confidence, and when a scenario sparks a meaningful reflection.

• More joy for educators means better learning for learners.
• Better learning for learners means excellence in patient care.

Looking Ahead

As we look to the future, our commitment is clear:

• Educators lead.
• AI assists.
• Trust stays at the center.

Nursing is built on human connection and instinct—things AI can support, but never replace. That’s why our technology exists: to give the heart of nursing more room to shine.

Final Note

Thank you for the work you do every day to prepare the next generation of nurses. We’re proud to stand with you, and to support you on this journey.

Stay tuned for what’s to come next!

This article was written by Christine Vogel, MSN, RN, CHSE, CHSOS, but we have an amazing team of nurse educators! Christine Heid PhD, RN, CNE, CHSE, Debra Loop DNP, MSN, RN, CNE, CHSE, Marissa Kloss MS, RN, PED-BC, Margaret Major, RN, EdS., Dr. Hayley Conner, Ed. D, MSN, RN.