Rate My Professor Vaishali Tendolkar

Dr. Vaishali Tendolkar is the Principal cum Professor and Head of the Department of Mental Health Nursing at Datta Meghe College of Nursing, Wanadongri, Hingna Road, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India. The institution is part of the Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research, a deemed-to-be university. She holds a Ph.D. and her position is approved by the Maharashtra University of Health Sciences. In her administrative and academic role, Dr. Tendolkar leads B.Sc. Nursing and GNM programs, oversees academic monitoring, and participates in key events such as lamp lighting ceremonies, passing out ceremonies for batches like B.Sc. Nursing 2020 and GNM 2022, Republic Day celebrations, and guest lectures on cancer and safety in nursing.

Dr. Tendolkar specializes in mental health nursing, with research interests in psychosocial impacts, impulse control, emotional resilience training, child sexual abuse, achievement motivation among health sciences and nursing students, mental health perceptions among rural women, effects of COVID-19 lockdowns, and yoga for immunity. Key publications include "Child Sexual Abuse: Is it an ordinary problem in the Society?" (2019, Asian Journal of Nursing Education and Research); "Psychosocial Impact of the Nationwide Lockdown on Undergraduate Nursing Students" (2021); "Achievement Motivation Among Health Sciences and Nursing Students" (2023, Journal of Health and Allied Sciences); "Comparative efficacy of modified emotional resilience training versus standard resilience training on impulse control and adjustment among undergraduate health science students: a pilot study" (2024, Global Journal for Research Analysis); "Evaluation of comparative efficacy of modified emotional resilience training (MERT) vs standard resilience training on impulse control and adjustment" (2024, International Journal of Scientific Research); "Self Awareness as a Predictor of Adolescent Behavior among Nursing Students" (2021); "Yoga Helps to Improve Immunity & Fight Against Infection" (2021); and "A Silent Panendemic on the Rise During Covid-19" (2020). Her Google Scholar profile shows 105 citations. Dr. Tendolkar serves as a speaker at national and international workshops on topics including capacity building for midwifery teachers, scientific research literacy, and youth day events.