This Nurse Is Helping Shape Healthcare AI

After a career spanning hospice care, education and healthcare technology, Dawn Jelley is helping clinicians shape the AI tools changing how they work.

Welcome to Nurse Ascent, a twice-weekly newsletter created by nurses for nurses. This week, former hospice nurse Dawn Jelley shares how her career took her from bedside care into healthcare technology and why she believes nurses need a voice in shaping AI. We also cover Stanford Health Care's approach to protecting patient data and two major labor stories, including a nurses' strike entering its second year and a walkout involving more than 2,200 nurses and healthcare workers. Plus, explore nursing jobs tailored to your location.

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Nurse Spotlight: Dawn Jelley, RN, CHPN

What I do for work

I work at the intersection of healthcare, technology and education, helping organizations make new technology practical and meaningful for the clinicians who use it. Much of my work today focuses on AI, clinical strategy and education, with an emphasis on making sure technology supports rather than complicates the work of caring for patients and families.

How I got here

I never set out to work in technology. I trained as a nurse in England and spent much of my clinical career in hospice and palliative care in the United States. I loved nursing, but I also became fascinated by the systems surrounding nurses, the workflows, documentation and technology that could either make their work easier or pull them away from patients.

That curiosity gradually took me from bedside nursing into leadership, education, product strategy and healthcare technology. Today, I help organizations bridge those worlds, and increasingly, my work focuses on AI and the enormous change it is bringing to healthcare.

I believe we are at an extraordinary point in healthcare. AI is already dramatically changing how clinicians work, how patients experience care and what is possible in the delivery of healthcare. But successful change is never just about technology. It is about people. I am passionate about helping clinicians navigate that change, understand what it means for their work and feel confident being part of shaping what comes next, rather than feeling that change is simply happening to them.

That philosophy has shaped my own life as well. After more than 30 years in the United States, I now divide my time between New Hampshire and North Yorkshire. It allows me to remain connected to my professional life in the U.S. while spending more time with my parents and family in England. Technology has made it possible for me to build a career that is no longer defined by geography.

Through all of that change, one thing has remained constant: I still think like a nurse first. I want to make sure the clinician’s voice is present as we design and introduce the technologies that will shape the future of care.

Headlines in Healthcare

Stanford Health shifts strategy for data security

To protect sensitive information, Stanford Health Care is requiring AI vendors to bring models into the health system's environment rather than exporting patient data. Christian Lindmark, the system's CTO, told Becker's that keeping data in-house is now a key factor in their vendor evaluations. This approach aims to address critical security concerns regarding how healthcare data is handled during AI implementation.

Henry Ford nurses' strike reaches one year

This labor dispute directly impacts nursing staff retention and clinical operations, as a strike at Henry Ford Genesys Hospital has officially reached its one-year anniversary. According to Becker's Hospital Review, nurses represented by Teamsters Local 332 have remained on strike since September 1, 2025. Contract negotiations between the union and the hospital system currently remain ongoing.

Over 2,200 nurses strike at Prime hospitals

More than 2,200 nurses and healthcare workers participated in one-day strikes at four Prime Healthcare facilities across three states on September 3. The California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee, an affiliate of National Nurses United, confirmed the walkouts to Becker’s. These labor actions highlight ongoing tensions regarding staffing and working conditions at the hospital system.

More on Dawn

A day in my life

No two days look quite the same, which is one of the things I enjoy about my work. I might be working with a healthcare technology team on how a new AI tool fits into a clinician’s workflow, developing an educational program, preparing to speak at a healthcare conference or reviewing a product through a clinical lens.

Even though I’m no longer providing bedside care, I still draw on those years every day.

My self-care routine

Getting outside is one of my favorite ways to recharge. I love walking in the countryside, gardening, traveling and exploring new places. As a lifelong animal lover, having animals in my life has always brought me enormous joy. I also host a wonderful women’s group, which brings friendship, laughter and a real sense of community into my life. That group sparked another creative outlet for me: writing guided meditations, some of which I now share as a teacher on Insight Timer.

I’m happiest when I have an opportunity to be creative. I’ve helped create some pretty elaborate props and displays for community events over the years, including Spooky Folsom, a wonderfully eccentric Halloween event in New Hampshire. I love volunteering and being part of the creativity and camaraderie that happens when a community comes together to make something special.

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