Nitika Thakur is an Indian nursing academic, clinical practitioner, and researcher currently serving as an Assistant Professor at SGT University, Gurugram, Haryana. She holds an M.Sc. in Nursing with specialization in Obstetrics and Gynaecology Nursing and a B.Sc. in Nursing from Saraswati Nursing Institute. With approximately seven years of professional experience, she has worked in clinical nursing, nursing education, clinical instruction, and academic administration. Her previous appointments include Staff Nurse at Apex Hospital, Chamba; Clinical Instructor at Saraswati Nursing Institute, Kurali; and Tutor at Kailash Nursing College, Panchkula. Her academic and clinical expertise encompasses Obstetrics and Gynaecological Nursing, Maternal and Newborn Health, Nursing Education, Clinical Practice, Patient Safety, Health Promotion, and Student Mentorship. She has participated in professional development programmes covering evidence-based medicine, family planning counselling, patient-centred care, research methodology, innovative teaching strategies, neonatal resuscitation, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and healthcare applications of artificial intelligence. She is a member of the Trained Nurses Association of India and the Nurses Teacher Association.Thakur has contributed to nursing and healthcare research through publications addressing maternal health, antenatal nutrition, breast self-examination, postnatal pain management, menstrual hygiene, adolescent health, patient safety, and clinical nursing practices. Her research has also examined behavioural health among students, knowledge of environmental hazards in urban communities, preoperative skin preparation, and video-assisted teaching for Glasgow Coma Scale assessment. She has presented research on integrative nursing practice and interventions for breast engorgement among postnatal mothers. Her professional contributions include coordinating community health outreach, school health programmes, adolescent health education, and awareness campaigns. She has also participated in innovation and intellectual property initiatives involving healthcare-related concepts, including a pressure-sensing air mattress, a water-safety initiative, and rehabilitation technologies, and has contributed to book publications on forensic nursing and applied sociology. Her combined clinical, teaching, and research experience makes her well suited for academic research and peer review in Nursing, Obstetrics and Gynaecological Nursing, Maternal and Child Health, Midwifery, Community Health Nursing, Nursing Education, Clinical Nursing, Patient Safety, Evidence-Based Practice, Reproductive Health, Adolescent Health, and Healthcare Research.