Principal's Desk

Datta Meghe College of Nursing, Nagpur proposes to prepare nurses for global healthcare industry. The health care needs of people are dynamic and are more challenging with emerging new diseases and increasing load of non-communicable diseases. The nurses today have their roles expanded from traditional care giving to their contributions in preventive and promotive aspects of health. Our college with its state of the art facilities shall be one of the best institutes of nursing education in the Nagpur district and Vidarbha region of Maharashtra. Today, the cafeteria of alternative and complementary modalities of treatment is accessible and affordable to people of all classes. Nurses need to be trained in caring for clients choosing from these diverse treatment modalities. The books of nursing demand inclusions of extensive literature related to caring the patients opting such modalities. This college is committed to fulfill these demands of the present client. As head of the institute at Datta Meghe College of Nursing, I feel privileged to be part of a visionary group committed to social cause and quality health professional’s education.

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Profile

Name	Dr. (Mrs.) Vaishali  Dinesh Tendolkar
Designation	Professor & Principal – Datta Meghe College of Nursing
Present Address	Flat No. 204, 2nd floor, Shree Datta Residency, Sawangi (Meghe) Wardha, Maharashtra, India 442004
Mobile	09850209588
E-mail	vaishali.ten@gmail.com
Languages Known	Marathi, English, Hindi
Educational Qualification	M.Sc. Psychiatric Nursing Ph.D. Mental Health Nursing MBA (Hospital Administration & Management) Fellowship in Health Policy Planning and Economics
Short Term Professional Courses	Cardio-thoracic Intensive Care Training Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Assessment of Early Childhood Development Health Research Fundamentals Psychological First Aid
Professional Experience	17 years
Publications	Books Handbook of Nursing Research & Biostatistics Nursing Administration for Nurses and other professionals (in Press) Book Chapter: Validity of Marathi Version of Global Mental Health Assessment Tool (GMHAT/PC) for Diagnosis of Persons with Psychiatric Illness From Rural Maharashtra Translated Books He…. A Psychiatrist (Marathi to English) In search of title (Marathi to English) Karmaveer Mama Jagdale (Marathi to English) Scientific papers Published National Journals – 22 International Journals – 13 Review articles published – 18
Other information	Approved PG Guide and Ph.D. supervisor – DMIMS(DU) Examiner for UG and PG courses for Pravara Institute of Medical Sciences College of Nursing, and Nursing Colleges under Rajiv Gandhi Health sciences University, Bangalore, Karnataka Guiding the PG and UG students in their research projects. Actively involved in departmental and inter-institutional research work. Peer Review Team member  Iranian Journal of Obstetrical and Gynecology Nursing (International) Journal of Datta Meghe Instittue of Medical Sciences (International) Journal of School of Advance Studies (National) Editorial Board Member Journal of Rural Nursing, SRMMCON, DMIMS(DU) Journal of D. Y. Patil College of Nursing, Kolhapur Approved Principal cum Professor of MUHS, Nashik