ERIC MURUNGI BALUKU
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Eric Murungi Baluku is a certified critical care and emergency Nurse, Lecturer at Lira University in the faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Department Emergency and Critical care, and PhD candidate in Nursing at Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Uganda. He holds a Master of Nursing Science in Critical Care Nursing from the same institution.
Eric’s clinical and academic work focuses on improving outcomes for critically ill patients in resource-limited settings.
His research is centered on on health-related quality of life among patients with chronic kidney disease, alongside the development and evaluation of nurse-led self-management interventions. He is particularly interested in strengthening health systems through contextually relevant, evidence-based nursing interventions that enhance patient-centered care and support the delivery of high-quality services in sub-Saharan Africa
Qualifications
- Doctor of philosophy, Nursing (Ph.D., Nursing) – Candidate
- Postgraduate Diploma in Medical Education (2020). Clarke International University, Kampala- Uganda
- Masters in Nursing Science in Critical Care Nursing (2022). Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara-Uganda
- Bachelors in Nursing Science (2016). International Health Sciences University, Kampala, Uganda
- Diploma in Nursing (2011). Kagando School of Nursing and Midwifery, Kasese- Uganda
SELECTED RESEARCH EXPERIENCE AND PUBLICATIONS
- Atuhaire, E., Murungi, E. B., Atukwatse, J., Niyonzima, V., Namanya, J., Byaruhanga, C., & Kinkuhaire, B. (2023). Outcomes and Their Predictors in Post-Intensive Care Patients Admitted With Traumatic Brain Injury at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, Southwestern Uganda: A Retrospective Study.
- Baluku Murungi, E., Niyonzima, V., Atuhaire, E., Nantume, S., & Beebwa, E. (2023). Improving nurses knowledge and practices of delirium assessment at Mbarara Regional referral hospital: a quasi experimental study. Advances in Medical Education and Practice,
313-322. - Kamalembo, B. F., Baluku, E. M., Nabasirye, C. K., Niyonzima, V., & Nambozi, G. (2025). Contraceptive Utilization and Lived Experiences of Women with Rheumatic Heart Disease Attending Uganda Heart Institute and Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital. International Journal of Women’s Health, 4379-4398.
- Nantume, S., Baluku, E. M., Kwesiga, D., & Waiswa, P. (2023). Factors associated with high rates of caesarean deliveries: a cross sectional study classifying deliveries according to Robson in Mengo Hospital Kampala. Risk Management and Healthcare Policy, 2339- 2356.
- Ogwang, A. J., Murungi, E. B., Vallence, N., & Esther, B. (2023). Lived experiences of patients on Hemodialysis Treatment at Kiruddu National Referral Hospital: a phenomenological study. Patient Related Outcome Measures, 393-408.
- Phiona, W., Murungi, E. B., & Kasozi, J. (2025). Impact of an Educational Intervention on Nurses’ Knowledge and Practice in Early Detection of Acute Kidney Injury at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, Western Uganda. Advances in Medical Education and Practice, 503-514.
- Twinomujuni, E., Murungi, E. B., Tumwesigye, A., Munezero, J. B. T., Olowo, S., Niyonzima, V., & Wanyenze, E. (2025). Effect of Educational Intervention on Healthcare Workers’ Basic Life Support Knowledge and Practice in a Rural Tertiary Hospital in South Western Uganda. Risk Management and Healthcare Policy, 2653-2674.
Grants written, won, and awarded:
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CONFERENCES ATTENDED AND PAPER PRESENTATIONS
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RESEARCH SUPERVISIONS
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