R S Mehta has conducted numerous research projects related to nursing at BPKIHS over the past two decades. The projects covered topics such as patient and nurse satisfaction, oral hygiene care, kala-azar and breast cancer prevalence, diabetes risk factors, turnover among nurses, HIV/AIDS knowledge and profiles, mechanical ventilation skills, and home-based care for people living with AIDS. Many of the studies examined nursing practices, education programs, and the impacts of training. The research was presented at BPKIHS Scientific forums and aimed to improve nursing care and outcomes.

1. Research Projects Completed BY R S Mehta, MSND, CON, BPKIHS
1. Knowledge and practice of Health Hazards among the nurses working in the general wards of TUTH.
2. Satisfaction of patients and their relatives receiving nursing care at BPKIHS. The study conducted
among 1100 subjects in 1998. (Under BPKIHS grant.)(Paper presented at BPKIHS Scientific forum and
at NHRC)
3. Initial experiences with intermittent PD at BPKIHS 1998.
4. Effectiveness of maintaining oral hygiene nursing care among self-care deficit patient.(paper presented
on BPKIHS Scientific forum 2003)
5. Socio-Economic, cultural, and Knowledge profile of kala-azar patients from eastern Nepal. (Paper
presented on BPKIHS Scientific forum)
6. Prevalence of Breast cancer among the admitted patients at BPKIHS.
7. Satisfaction of patient and their relatives regarding Emergency-Nursing service (Under BPKIHS
research grant and paper presented at BPKIHS Scientific forum 2004)
8. Socio-demographic, Knowledge and Health profile of the patients under going dialysis at BPKIHS.
(Paper presented on BPKIHS Scientific forum 2003)
9. Risk factors, associated health problems, reasons for admission and knowledge profile of the diabetic
patients admitted in the BPKIHS. (Paper presented at BPKIHS Scientific forum 2004)
10. Confidence of ANMs on performing basic nursing skills before and after planned training programme
for newly appointed ANMs at BPKIHS.2003 (paper presented on BPKIHS Scientific forum 2003)
11. Analysis of nursing care needed for the patients admitted in medical-surgical wards at BPKIHS.2003.
(Paper presented on BPKIHS Scientific forum 2003)
12. Opinion of Bachelor nursing graduates (B.Sc./BN) regarding M.Sc. nursing programme. (Findings
presented during M.Sc. Nursing Curriculum Development Workshop)
13. Relationship between admission eligibility criteria and academic success of the B.Sc. nursing students
admitted at BPKIHS (paper presented on BPKIHS Scientific forum)
14. Job-satisfaction among staff nurses working at BPKIHS
15. Effect of planned training programme on cervical Cancer among the nurses working at BPKIHS.
(Research co-guide)
16. Perception about nursing among the newly admitted nursing students in 2003 batch at BPKIHS (paper
presented on BPKIHS Scientific forum)
17. Reasons for turnover among the nurses working at BPKIHS. (Under BPKIHS research grant)
18. Effectiveness of informational booklet on Dialysis (under BPKIHS research grant)
19. Job related stress among the nurses working in critical care areas at BPKIHS.(Paper presented in
BPKIHS Scientific forum)
20. Satisfaction of clients in relation to hospital expenditure (Under BPKIHS research grant & Paper
presented in BPKIHS Scientific forum 2005)
21. Effectiveness of first-aid training programme among the high-school students. Under NHRC Research
grant. ( Among 696 Participants) (paper presented on BPKIHS Scientific forum 2006)
22. Effect of First Aid Training Program For School Teachers And School Management Committee
Members of Morang District Nepal
23. Effect of Training For Nurses Working In Teaching District Hospitals. (paper presented on BPKIHS
Scientific forum 2006)

2. 24. Perception of Newly Admitted Nursing Students in 2005 Batch at BPKIHS about Nursing Profession.
(paper presented on BPKIHS Scientific forum 2006)
25. Patients’ Attitude towards Nursing Students of BPKIHS. (paper presented on BPKIHS Scientific forum
2006)
26. Socio-Demographic Profile of the HIV/AIDS Patients Admitted In BPKIHS. (paper presented on
BPKIHS Scientific forum 2007)
27. Knowledge Profile About the Care of Spinal Cord Injury Patients & Their Caretakers at BPKIHS (paper
presented on BPKIHS Scientific forum 2007)
28. Reasons for Ingestion of OPP among the Admitted Clients in BPKIHS. (Paper presented on BPKIHS
Scientific forum 2007)
29. Effectiveness of Training Programme on Care of Patients with AIDS among the nurses working in
BPKIHS in 2007. (Paper presented in scientific session of BPKIHS in 2008)
30. Profile of the Admitted Cancer Patients in B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences Nepal. (Paper
presented on BPKIHS Scientific forum 2007)
31. Knowledge and attitude towards the people living with HIV/AIDS among the nurses working in
BPKIHS. (paper presented on BPKIHS Scientific forum 2008)
32. Knowledge about HIV/AIDS among the nursing students studying in BPKIHS (Paper presented in
scientific session of BPKIHS in 2008)
33. Needs and Experiences of family members of the patients admitted in ICU/CCU of B. P. Koirala
Institute of Health Science (Paper presented in Scientific Session 2009)
34. Home-based Care to the People living with AIDS and their Effects on the Family in Eastern Rural
Nepal: An Aspects analysis (Paper presented in Scientific Session 2009)
35. Family Burden of the People living with AIDS getting treatment of BPKIH (Paper presented in
Research Forum Meet of BPKIHS 2009)
36. Professional Satisfaction among pass-out B.Sc. Nursing Students of BPKIHS. (Paper presented in
scientific session of BPKIHS 2009)
37. Impact of Education Intervention Programme on Care and Support to the People Living with HIV/AIDS
Receiving ART at BPKIHS.
38. Audit of the Patients Admitted in Critical Care Units of BPKIHS
39. Critical Care Nurses’ Knowledge on Adult Mechanical Ventilation Management
40. Impact of Education Intervention Programme on Care and Support to the People Living With HIV/AIDS
Receiving ART at BPKIHS
41. Critical Care Nurses’ Skill Working in B P Koirala Institute of Health Sciences
42. Nursing Care Times Required Providing the Care to the Patients on Adult Mechanical Ventilator
Admitted in ICU of BPKIHS
43. Home-based Care to the People living with AIDS and their Effects on the Family in Eastern Rural
Nepal: An Aspects analysis (Ph D Thesis: Continued).
44. Strengthening leadership qualities among the nurses working in BPKIHS (continued).
Contact address:
Ram Sharan Mehta, Associate Professor, Medical-Surgical Nursing Department, College of Nursing
B. P. Koirala institute of health sciences, Dharan, Sunsari, Nepal.
Email: ramsharanmehta@hotmail.com, ramsharanmehta7@yahoo.com, ramsharanmehta@gmail.com