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Anju Kayathri S

Assistant Professor, Department of Community Health Nursing, College of Nursing, Kochi

Qualification: BSc Nursing, MSc Nursing
anjuk@nusing.aims.amrita.edu
Research Interest: Life style diseases, Adolescent Health, Nutrition, Women's Health

Bio

Anju Kayathri S. currently working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Community Health Nursing at College of Nursing, Kochi. With 15 years of professional experience in nursing education and clinical practice, dedicated to excellence in teaching, research, student mentoring, and community engagement, with a strong commitment to preparing competent and compassionate nursing professionals.

Publications

Journal Article

Year : 2021

Nutritional Status and Body Image Satisfaction among Adolescent Girls

Cite this Research Publication : Anju Kayathri, "Nutritional status and body image satisfaction among adolescent girls of selected school, Kochi," International Journal of Research and Review, 8(10)., 2021

Publisher : International Journal of Research and Review

Year : 2020

Prevalence and Risk Factors of Obesity among Women

Cite this Research Publication : Anju Kayathri S. and C.V., L., “Prevalence and Risk Factors of Obesity among Women.”, Indian Journal Public Health Res Dev, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 437-442, 2020.

Publisher : Indian Journal Public Health Res Dev

Education
  • Postgraduate (PG): M.Sc. Nursing (Community Health Nursing), Government College of Nursing, Kottayam, Kerala University of Health Sciences (KUHS), 2017.
  • Undergraduate (UG): B.Sc. Nursing, CSI Jeyaraj Annapackiam College of Nursing, Tirunelveli, The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, 2007.
Experience
  • 2007 – 2008: Staff Nurse, Rajeev Hospital, Hassan, Karnataka
  • 2008 – 2010: Clinical Instructor cum Assistant Lecturer, Royal College of Nursing, Bangalore, Karnataka
  • 2010 – 2011: Assistant Lecturer, BSE College of Nursing | Bangalore, Karnataka
  • 2011 – 2015: Senior Tutor, KV School of Nursing, Cherthala, Kerala
  • 2018(March-August): Lecturer, Welcare College of Nursing, Ernakulam, Kerala
  • 2018 – 2022: Lecturer, Amrita College of Nursing. Kochi, Kerala
  • 2023 – 2025: Assistant Professor, Lourdes College of Nursing, Ernakulam, Kerala
  • 2025 – 2026: Assistant Professor, Sree Narayana College of Nursing, Ernakulam, Kerala
  • March 2026 – Present: Assistant Professor, Amrita College of Nursing, Kochi, Kerala
Achievements
  • Scientific Paper Presentation: Presented a scientific paper at the State SNA Conference held at PSG College of Nursing, Coimbatore.
  • First Prize in Paper Presentation: Won first prize for a scientific paper presentation on the “Prevalence and risk factors of obesity among adult women” conducted by Amrita College of Nursing, Kochi.
  • First Prize in Poster Presentation: Won first prize for a poster presentation on “Sunset syndrome among elderly” conducted by Amrita College of Nursing, Kochi.

Workshops and Conferences Attended

  • World Mental Health Day Seminar on ‘Overcoming personal, social, and academic problems’ (2007).
  • Participated in a clinical workshop focused on mechanical ventilation (2007).
  • Session on nursing research methodology (2015).
  • Workshop on public health and health management strategies (2017).
  • National & State Health Programmes: Actively participated in the Pulse Polio Immunization, Mental Health, Tuberculosis Control, Mission Indradhanush Immunization, and MR Vaccination programmes (2015 & 2017).
  • AMRITA International Public Health Conference ,organized by the Department of Community Medicine at AIMS, Kochi (2018).
  • National Forum on Nursing Research conducted by Amrita College of Nursing at AIMS, Kochi (2018).
  • EM Pulse Conference: national-level emergency medicine and emergency nursing conference on cardiac and trauma care at Amala Institute of Medical Sciences, Thrissur (2019).
  • Udboth International Conference on Alzheimer’s disease at CUSAT, Ernakulam (2019).
  • State level Ardram People’s Campaign Workshop for nurse educators on “Unite for Healthy Ernakulam” at M.O.S.C. College of Nursing, Kolencherry (2019).
  • Combating Emerging Infectious Diseases: Attended the virtual international conference organized by KLE Academy of Higher Education & Research, Institute of Nursing Sciences, Belagavi, Karnataka (2020).
  • Maternal Care during COVID Webinar: Participated in the session hosted by Nandha College of Nursing, Erode, Tamil Nadu (2020).
  • Innovations in Teaching, Learning and Evaluation: Attended the three-day webinar hosted by JSS College of Nursing, Mysore, Karnataka (2020).
  • Virtual Learning in Nursing Symposium: Participated in the international symposium on challenges and opportunities conducted by PSG College of Nursing, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu (2020).
  • Virtual Learning in Nursing Education Webinar: Attended the national webinar hosted by Amala College of Nursing, Thrissur (2020).
  • COVID-19 One Threat, One World, One Response: Attended Series 1 (An Overview) organized by Government College of Nursing, Kozhikode, in association with the Department of Paediatrics and IAP (2020).
  • Nutritional Status and COVID Webinar: Participated in the session conducted by Government College of Nursing, Kottayam (2020).
  • Challenges of Community Health Providers Webinar: Attended the session on issues during COVID-19 organized by Government College of Nursing, Kottayam (2020).
  • Virtual Clinical Learning in Nursing Webinar: Attended Part I of the webinar series organized by Amrita College of Nursing (2020).
  • Viability of Virtual Examination in Nursing: Participated in Part I of the introspection webinar organized by Amrita College of Nursing (2020).
  • PCOS in Adolescents Webinar: Attended the session on current trends and management organized by Amrita College of Nursing (2020).
  • Grant Writing Workshop: Completed a two-day workshop conducted by the Academic Staff College, KUHS (2025).
  • Golden Years, Growing Needs, Rethinking Elderly Health: Attended the state-level conference organized by the Department of Community Medicine at SNIMS, Chalakka (2025).

Workshops, Conferences, and Programmes Conducted

  • State-Level Conference on Forensic Nursing: Served as an Organizing Committee Member for the conference held at Sree Narayana College of Nursing (2025).
  • National Webinar on “Natural Resources: Cherish or Perish”: Conducted Part I of the national webinar at Amrita College of Nursing, Kochi (2021).
  • National Webinar on “COVID-19: Second Wave”: Organized and conducted the webinar session at Amrita College of Nursing, Kochi (2021).
  • AMRITA International Public Health E-Conference: Served as a Session Conferencier for the e-conference on “Healthy Ageing-Knowledge to Action” at Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Kochi (2020).
  • Community Health Workshops & In-Service Projects: Organized a workshop on adolescent health for ASHA workers, a school health project/exhibition, an in-service education session for JPHN on waterborne diseases, an Information and Educational Technology workshop, and a disaster management workshop (2017).
  • Mass Health Education Programme: Conducted a public outreach and education initiative focused on HIV/AIDS control (2006).
Courses and Training
  • Online certificate course on Interpersonal & Intrapersonal Relationship under the Astron Institute of International Studies
  • Three days of hands-on training organized by the District Palliative Training Centre at General Hospital, Ernakulam
  • Three-days orientation course on Prevention and Management of Drug Abuse for nurses organized by NC-DAP, the National Institute of Social Defence, and RRTC.
  • Two-days training programme with GFATM on Tuberculosis Trainer of Trainers Programme in association with the Indian Nursing Council, conducted at the Government College of Nursing, Thiruvananthapuram
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