Raising Awareness in the Nursing Community About ‘Tortured Phrases’
Abstract
The academic nursing community across Canada and worldwide relies on literature with technically accurate terms. Despite this, scientific literature contains 'tortured phrases' (TPs)-linguistically and scientifically inaccurate representations of established technical terms or jargon-that can arise when texts are synonymized using tools based on artificial intelligence. TPs pose a threat to the integrity of nursing literature. We exemplify these issues in this editorial with several health-related examples of TPs that authors, peer reviewers, or editors of nursing journals might encounter in scientific literature they read, cite, peer review, or edit.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Torture
Ethics
and Law
Workplace Violence and Bullying
Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Canadian Journal of Nursing Research
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Volume
- 58
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 8445621261440315–8445621261440315
- Publication date
- 9 April 2026
- Language
- EN