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Dr.MelbaSheilaD’Souza
melba@squ.edu.om
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AssistantProfessor
B. S c. Nu rsi n g (Basi c) Degree from Fr. Muller’s College of
Nursing, Fr Muller’s Charitable Hospital and Medical Institution,
Mangalore,Karnataka,India,affiliatedtotheMangaloreUniversityand
IndianNursingCouncil,NewDelhi(28thJuly1994).
M.Sc. Nursing (Medical Surgical Nursing) with Super-specialty:
CardiothoracicandNeurologicalNursing)fromFr.Muller’sCollegeof
Nursing affiliated to the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences,
BangaloreandIndianNursingCouncil.(16thDecember1998).
M.Phil. Nursing from Manipal College of Nursing affiliated to the
Manipal Academy of Higher Education, MAHE Deemed University,
Manipal,Karnataka,India(14thSeptember2001).
Ph.D. (Sociology) from Goa University, Alto-Panjim, Goa, India (8th
March2008).
Critical;CareNursing(Cardiovascular/Neurological)
CriticalCare
AdultHealth
AdvancedClinical
Research
Methodology
Heathpromotion
HealthEducation
PublicHealth
DiabetesMellitus
ColorectalCancer
TeachingLearning
D’Souza,M.S.,NairyK.S.,Hanrahan,N.P,Venkatesaperumal,
R.&Amirtharaj,A.2015.DoPerceptionsofEmpowermentAffect
GlycemicControlandSelf-CareAmongAdultswithType2Diabetes?
GlobalJournalofHealthScience,7(5).
D’Souza,MS,NairyKS,andCastro,R.2014.Exploringelearningamongnurseeducatorsinundergraduatenursing.Journal
ofNursingEducationandPractice.4(7):73-84.
D’Souza,MS,IsacC.,Venkatesaperumal,R,NairyKS,and
Amirtharaj,A.2014.Exploringnursingstudentengagementinthe
learningenvironmentforimprovedlearningoutcomes.Clinical
NursingStudies,2(1):1-16.
D’Souza,M.S.,Nairy,K.S.,Somayaji,G.,and
Venkatesaperumal,R.2013.Women’swell-beingandreproductive
healthstatusamonginMining:anurgentneedforempowerment.
BMCReproductiveHealth,10:24.Retrieved19April2013.
D’Souza, M. S., Nairy, K. S. & Somayaji, G. 2013. Factors
associated with health-related quality of life among Indian women
inminingandagriculture.BMCHealthandQualityofLifeOutcomes,
11(9).Retrieved22January2013.
D’Souza, M. S., Somayaji, G., & Nairy, K. S. 2011.
Determinants of reproductive health and related quality of life
among Indian women in mining communities. Journal of Advanced
Nursing,67(9):1963-1975.
FundedResearchGrants
Knowledge,experiences,barrierstocolorectalcancer
screening:asurveyofhealthcareprovidersworkinginprimarycare
settingsinOman,Sep2012.DrJoshuaMuliira,DrMelbaD’Souza
andDrSamiraMaroof.IG/CN/13/01.Budget2205OmaniRiyals.
Effectivenessofdiabeteseducationprogramtoimproveselfcaremanagementforadultswithtype2diabetesmellitus.March
2013.DrMelbaSheilaD’Souza,DrAliAAmmouri,DrMohammed
Shaffee,MsRabiaAlHarthy,MsAnandhiAmirtharaj.
IG/CN/AHCC/14/02.Budget7990OR.
EvaluationofSimulationforNursingCourses:Studentand
FacultyPerspectives.DrEsraKhasawneh,MsJansiNatrajan,Ms
SavithriRamani,DrMelbaD’Souza,MsChandrani,MsZakiya.
IG/CN/MCH//.6500OR
PaperandPosterpresentations
MSD’Souza,CastroR,&RameshV.Useandsatisfactionwith
e-learning among nurse educators. Embracing challenges: nursing
education in the 21st century. Nursing Education Conference on
CanadianAssociationNursing,WesternandNorthwesternRegionof
Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (WNRCASN), Winnipeg.
Canada.Feb19-21,2014.
Melba Sheila D’Souza, Anandhi Amirtharaj, Shreedevi
Balachandran, Eilean Lazarus, Devakirubai and Anitha Thanka.
Nurse-led nutrition care bundles for integration in the ICU. Oman
InternationalAnesthesiaandCriticalCareConference.OmanSociety
ofAnesthesiaandCriticalCareConference.ConferenceProceedings
at Al Bustan Palace, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman. 20-22 November
2014.
Anandhi Amirtharaj, Melba Sheila D’Souza, Ramesh
Venkatesaperumal, Anitha Thanka, Chandrani Isac and Shreedevi
Balachandran. Improving Diabetes Mellitus Screening and Risk
Assessment: Role of Nurses in Closing the Gap. Oman Medical
Journal.27(1),Jan2012,93p.ConferenceProceedingsoftheThird
International Quality Management in Healthcare at Sultan Qaboos
UniversityHospital,SultanQaboosUniversity,Muscat,Sultanateof
Oman.Feb6-9th2012.
M S D’Souza, Ramesh V, Anandhi A, Anitha T and Chandrani
Isac. Assessing clinical learning environment for baccalaureate
nursing students in Muscat. First International Nursing Conference
ProceedingsonInnovationinNursingEducationandPracticeleading
to Quality Care, Sultan Qaboos University. Muscat, Sultanate of
Oman.Nov28-292011.p108.
Speak up: Patient empowerment for quality care in Oman.
Venkatesaperumal R, and DSouza M S. For First International
patient safety Conference. SQUH, SQU at SQU Conference Hall.
January31-Februray2nd2011.
Collaborative national level nursing conference on
international nurses day (Delivering quality, serving communities:
Nurses leading chronic care), How palliative nursing works for our
clientscomfortandsupport,on28thApril2010bySQUHandCON.