Career and expertise:
Budhathoki begin her career as a hospital nurse after earning PCL nursing degree, she dedicated three years to direct patient care within a dynamic healthcare environment. During this time, she honed clinical skills, fostered collaborative relationships within multidisciplinary teams, and gained exposure to diverse medical specialties. Her unwavering commitment to patient well-being and safety was evident through strict adherence to medical protocols.
Furthering her education, She pursued a bachelor’s program in nursing at BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, where she was privileged to receive a scholarship. Graduating with distinction, she was recognized with an academic excellence award and received accolades from the President of Nepal for achieving the highest academic performance among female students nationwide. Transitioning into a nursing instructor role, she spent a year sharing practical experiences and knowledge with aspiring nurses, both in classroom and clinical settings, while also contributing to the development of nursing curricula through the integration of evidence-based practices.
Driven by a passion for research, she transitioned into a research-focused role as a research nurse at Patan Academy of Health Sciences in Pediatric Study, where she collaborated closely with research teams to collect data, provide patient counseling, monitor clinical trials, and ensure adherence to ethical standards. Furthering her expertise, she pursued additional training in clinical epidemiology through a scholarship at Mahidol University in Bangkok. Armed with this knowledge, she assumed the role of a research officer, where her major responsibilities include ensuring regulatory compliance, providing ethical training, and coordinating studies on a global scale.
Her diverse career trajectory underscores a commitment to lifelong learning, a passion for patient care, and a dedication to advancing healthcare through education and research. As an early career researcher, she is driven by evidence-based practices, striving to enhance patient outcomes and contribute to the progression of healthcare.
Professional Membership
International Severe Acute Respiratory and emerging Infection Consortium (ISARIC)
Your Research Projects:
Completed: Practice of junk food consumption among nursing student of BPKIHS.
Completed: An open label randomized controlled non- inferiority trial comparing two dose priming with the ten valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine at 6 and 10 weeks to 6 and 14 weeks in Nepali Children”
Completed: Assessment of Serum Vitamin D level in Pregnant women and their babies in Bhaktapur, Nepal.
Completed: Changes in nutritional status of children who lived in temporary shelters in Bhaktapur municipality after the 2015 Nepal earthquake.
Completed: Prediction of Neonatal sepsis through High vaginal swab and Umbilical cord blood cord blood analysis
Completed: Impact of improved diagnostic tools, practices, training and communication package on acute fever case management and antibiotic prescriptions for patients presenting at different outpatient facilities in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal.
Completed: Reducing Antibiotics treatment Duration for Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia- (REGARD-VAP)
Completed: Randomised Evaluation of COVID-19 Therapy (RECOVERY)
A Randomised trial to provide reliable evidence on the efficacy of candidate therapies for
suspected or confirmed COVID-19 infection in hospitalized patients receiving usual standard of
care
Ongoing Trial: Azithromycin and Cefixime combination versus azithromycin alone for the out- patient treatment of uncomplicated typhoid in South Asia; a randomized controlled trial (ACT-South Asia)
Ongoing study: Digital diaries for climate and health: an engagement project to explore community understandings and perceptions.
Ongoing study: Inappropriate use of antibiotics in the management of common childhood illness in Nepal.
Ongoing study: Understanding the Current Childhood Pneumonia Management Practices in Nepal
