Komal Patel Murali

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Komal Patel Murali

ACNP-BC PhD RN

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433 FIRST AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10010
United States

Komal Patel Murali, PhD, RN, ACNP-BC is an assistant professor at NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing, interested in palliative and end-of-life care for seriously ill persons living with dementia. She is currently funded by a NIA IMPACT Collaboratory Career Development Award. In this study, Murali is exploring barriers to hospice care and developing a care management intervention to improve transitions to hospice for diverse persons living with dementia. Informed by prior nursing experiences in neuroscience and medical critical care, she is also passionate about the integration of palliative and end-of-life care in the ICU setting. Prior to joining NYU Meyers, Murali was a postdoctoral fellow in the Comparative and Cost-Effectiveness Research Training Program for Nurse Scientists (T32NR0114205, 2020-2022) at Columbia Nursing and a predoctoral scholar with the NYU Clinical and Translational Science Institute (UL1TR001445/TL1TR001447, 2018-2020).

PhD – New York University (2020)
MSN – University of Pennsylvania (2011)
BSN – University of Pennsylvania (2008)

Critical care
Palliative care

American Association of Critical Care Nurses
Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association
Gerontological Society of America
Eastern Nursing Research Society
Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society
American Geriatrics Society

NYU Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center Research Education Component Scholar (2023)
Research Scholar, Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association (2023)
Emerging Leaders Award, Hospice and Palliative Nurses Foundation (2022)
Distinguished PhD Student Award, NYU Meyers (2020)
Jonas Nurse Leader Scholar, Jonas Center for Nursing Excellence (2018)
Norman Volk Doctoral Scholarship, NYU Meyers (2018)
President’s Service Award, New York University (2018)
Mary D. Naylor Undergraduate Research Award, University of Pennsylvania (2008)
Sigma Theta Tau Inductee, University of Pennsylvania (2008)

End of Life Decision-Making: Watson’s Theory of Human Caring

Murali, K. P. (2020). Nursing Science Quarterly, 33(1), 73-78. 10.1177/0894318419881807
Abstract
Abstract
The phenomenon of end-of-life (EOL) decision-making is a lived experience by which individuals or families make decisions about care they will receive prior to death. A postmodern philosophical approach suggests EOL decision-making is a varied contextual phenomenon that is highly influenced by subjectivity. Thus, there is no specific definition for the phenomenon of EOL decision-making. Watson’s theory of human caring complements a postmodern approach in guiding the nursing process of caring for individuals as they experience EOL decision-making.

Service use, participation, experiences, and outcomes among older adult immigrants in american adult day service centers: An integrative review of the literature

Sadarangani, T. R., & Murali, K. P. (2018). Research in Gerontological Nursing, 11(6), 317-328. 10.3928/19404921-20180629-01
Abstract
Abstract
Older adult immigrants are often socially isolated and vulnerable to poor health. Adult day service (ADS) centers could potentially facilitate social integration and address their long-term health care needs. The current review (a) identifies barriers to and facilitators of ADS use among immigrants, (b) explores how ADS programs impact older adult immigrants’ health and well-being, and (c) isolates the most effective culturally based components of ADS programs. An integrative review was conducted using Whittemore and Knafl’s methodology. Four databases were searched. Articles were critically appraised and data were organized within an ADS-specific framework. Functional impairment, race, gender, and degree of loneliness were all predictors of ADS use. ADS enhanced immigrants’ quality of life and provided fulfillment. Transportation, bilingual nurses, peer support, and cultural activities were deemed essential by participants. ADS can provide support to older adult immigrants by adding cultural elements to existing services and using nurses as cultural liaisons. More research is needed to assess the impact of ADS on disease outcomes, including dementia, and on immigrants in multi-ethnic settings.