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Purposive sampling was used to select emergency department nurses from September 2025 to December 2025 for semi-structured in-depth interviews.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Result<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A total of 18 research subjects were included in this study, 2 themes and 6 sub-themes were identified: (1) Nurses\u2019 cognition of the application of AI triage, including reducing work pressure, having concerns, and the boundary uncertainty of human-AI collaboration; (2) Nurses\u2019 demands for the application of AI in triage include data security and information accuracy, clinical adaptation and data intercommunication, as well as ethical guarantees.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Nurses have a relatively rational understanding of the application of AI in triage, which can bring positive impacts to the triage process, but they also face multiple challenges. 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