Rate My Professor Vicky Visvanathan

Mrs Vicky Visvanathan is a Lecturer in Nursing in the School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Health, at Adelaide University. Her academic and professional background centers on critical care nursing and nursing education. She is qualified as a Registered Nurse (RN), Clinical Nurse (CN), Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN), holds a Master of Nursing (MN), Graduate Diploma in Critical Care Nursing (GDip CCN), Graduate Certificate in Research Methodologies (GCert), and is pursuing a PhD. Her PhD research investigates TakoTsubo Syndrome in an Intensive Care Unit setting, conducted in collaboration with the Basil Hetzel Institute, Royal Adelaide Hospital, and supervisors from the University of Adelaide Medical School.

Visvanathan's research interests encompass the identification and diagnosis of Takotsubo syndrome in intensive care units, clinical education models for undergraduate nursing, and pharmacological interventions for sepsis and systemic inflammatory responses. Key publications include her lead-authored scoping review, 'Identification of Takotsubo syndrome in intensive care units: A scoping review' (Australian Critical Care, 2025, co-authored with Rasika Jayasekara and Matylda Howard), which synthesized evidence from 32 studies on electrocardiographic, biomarker, and echocardiographic tools for early TTS detection in ICU patients, highlighting the need for an ICU-specific clinical pathway. She also authored 'N-Acetylcysteine for Sepsis and Systemic Inflammatory Response in Adults' (Critical Care Nurse, 2013), reviewing evidence on this antioxidant therapy. As a co-author on 'The effectiveness of clinical education models for undergraduate nursing programs: A systematic review' (Nurse Education Today, 2018, with Rasika Jayasekara and Terry-Renette Friebe), her work has contributed to pedagogical advancements in nursing training. Eligible to co-supervise Masters and PhD students, she has served as a summary writer for the Cochrane Nursing Care Field, notably during the COVID-19 pandemic. In her teaching role, Visvanathan coordinates and tutors courses such as Experiential Learning Activity: Acute Care and Health of Adults, fostering practical skills in undergraduate nursing students at Adelaide City Campus.