Dr. Jayakumar is a highly dedicated result-oriented professional that is always ready to adapt to new challenges and research in the healthcare field. Her expertise is in Nursing practices and education, with 15 years of experience overseeing staff at Sri Ramachandra University. She holds a Nurse cum In-service educator and was a Lecturer at the Faculty of Nursing. Her core competency skills include quantitative and qualitative research, Ux research, direct patient care, lesson planning, direct lecturing cum simulation, and clinical demonstrations. She also has experience with developing technical competency skills and designing e-learning activities. Dr. Jayakumar has been presented with research grants in India, several Excellence in Research awards, and presented as a speaker for multiple international conferences. She is very passionate about teaching in the medical field and ensures that the nurses she works with have career mentorship on top of skill development gains.

Publications: 50+ research articles in indexed, peer reviewed, and registered journals. 

Stigma Related To Epilepsy Among Patients attending Neuro Out Patient Department, 
Indian Journal of Medical and Health Sciences, 3(2), DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.2 (pISSN : 2347-9981, eISSN: 2455-4294), July – December 2016, 
1088/ijmhs.2347.9981.3216.8; 117-122.

Structured Teaching Program on Knowledge Regarding Risk Factors of Coronary Artery Disease and Its Prevention Among Patients with Hypertension, Indian Journal of Surgical Nursing, 5(2), May to August 2016.

Level of psychological well-being among patients with bronchial asthma, International Journal of Medicine and Health Profession Research, 3(1); 45-49.

Determine the Quality of life among patients with chronic renal failure, Indian Journal of Surgical Nursing, 5(3), November 2016, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijsn .2277.467X.5316.4. 

Associate the Psychological Well-Being and Quality of Life among Patients with Bronchial Asthma, Indian Journal of Surgical Nursing, 6(1), January-April 2017; 31-34, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijsn.2277.467X.6117.6.

Hospital Discharge of Older Adults: A New Look at the Old, How Nurses Can Ease the Transition! JOJ Nursing and Health care, 2(4), 2017.

Effect of 6 months of yoga practice on Quality of life among patients with bronchial asthma: A randomized controlled trial, Advances in Integrative medicine, 6 (4), December 2019,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aimed.2018.12.001 ; Elsevier and ScienceDirect; 163-166.

Level of anxiety among student Nurses before caring for the patients with mental illness in selected college of Chennai        , World Journal of Pharmaceutical and life sciences, SJIF Impact Factor: 6.129, ISSN 2454-2229, 6(8), August 2020; 194-197.        

Self -esteem and academic achievement of under graduate Nursing students, International Journal of Nursing and Health care research, 4(2),2020; https://doi.org/10.36673/IJNHR.2020.v04.i02.A07 ; 38-43.

Impact of online classes among parents of Nursing students during pandemic, International Journal of Evidence based Nursing, 3(2),2020, www.journalpub.com, 2020; 48-56.
Identify the level of frailty among elderly, International Journal of Evidence based Nursing, 3(2),2020; 24-28.

Coronavirus: Layers of Mental health issues over lockdown, Short Communication, Journal of Physiotherapy Research, imed pub Journals, August 2020, 4(5:3); 1-3.

Effectiveness of Practicing Self-Care Module on Activities of Daily Living (ADL) among Patients with Schizophrenia in a Selected Hospital, International Journal of Research in Pharmaceutical sciences, 12(2), DOI: 10.26452/IJRPS.V12I1.3909Corpus ID: 234269935, April 2021. ISSN: 0975-7538; 39-45. 

Patients’ Perceptions on Nursing Care Quality in Selected Wards at MOH Hospital in Najran, (2021), Saudi Journal of Nursing and Health Care, DOI: 10.36348/sync. 2021. v04i11.006. ISSN 2616-7921 (Print) |ISSN 2616-6186 (Online).

Effect of Yoga on Pulmonary Functional Measures Among Adult Asthmatics: 
A Randomized Controlled Trial, RJNS 2021;11(2):57-62

Application of Orem’s Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory on Self-Efficacy and Quality of Life Among Patients with Bronchial Asthma: Randomized Controlled Study; International Journal of Nursing Care, Volume 10 No. 2, July-Dec 2022

Effect Of Yoga on Perceived Academic Stress Among Undergraduate Nursing Students In the Selected Colleges; Journal of Pharmaceutical Negative Results ¦ Volume 13 ¦ Special Issue 2 ¦ 2022  
A School Nurse Delivered Health Promotion Intervention on Diabetes Indices among overweight children, International Journal of Nursing Care, Vol. 10, No. 1, January-June 2022