DrNipuna Thamanam

Research interests center on improving nursing education and holistic care provided to people at the time of death, end-of-life care, religions, spirituality, palliative nursing care, etc. Interest areas include anthropology, culture, and cultural competence. Has a keen interest in enhancing nursing education through the use of simulation in health care settings.

Nipuna worked collaboratively on a European research project (SIM Versity) connected to University College Cork. She also undertook a national study on the feasibility of a national induction program for home support workers working in Ireland, funded by Skillnet, Ireland, at the Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, RCSI.
Her PhD focused on a national study measuring nursing students' cultural awareness and knowledge of the death rituals of three religions (Christianity, Islam, and Hinduism) in the Republic of Ireland.

Her methodological expertise centers on quantitative methods, survey design, new tool development and validation, and descriptive and inferential statistics.