Dr. Mary Walton

Assistant Professor

Medical Surgical Nursing
Clinical Coordinator

Dr. Mary Walton has 23 years of teaching experience for UG & PG students. Her Masters in Nursing is in Medical Surgical Nursing and specialized in Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation Nursing. Since she is interested in Oncology and Palliative care; she completed a Certificate course in Palliative care. She is a National Faculty and member of the Indian Association of Palliative care. She has worked as a Clinical Nursing supervisor as the Deputy Nursing Superintendent in the hospital and as a Faculty in the College of Nursing holding dual responsibility for a period of seven years. She is a Post Graduate Guide in research for Masters students in Nursing. She has served as an examiner for Undergraduate and Post graduate examinations under various Universities in India. She has been a resource person for various workshops and conferences. She has organized both National and International conferences. She has several publications in National and International Journals. She has presented papers at International conferences and has won a Best paper award.

Areas of Interest

  • Palliative care and Oncology nursing
  • Geriatric Nursing
  • Qualitative Research

Qualification

  • BSc Nursing, Dr MGR Medical University, Chennai, India 1988-1992
  • MA Sociology from Madurai Kamaraj University, India in 2003-2005
  • MSc Nursing, Medical Surgical Nursing, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore, India, 2005-2007
  • PhD Nursing, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore, India in collaboration with the Indian Nursing Council, National Consortium for PhD Nursing, New Delhi, India , 2014-2020

Selected Publications:

  • Chacko ST, Walton M, Sekhar T, Binoy S. Effect of a Preceptorship Development Program among Nurses in UAE. Journal for ReAttach Therapy and Developmental Diversities. 2023; 6(1): 190 – 196. [link]
  • Walton M, Lee P. Lived experience of adult female cancer survivors to discover common protective resilience factors to cope with cancer experience and to identify potential barriers to resilience. Indian J Palliat Care 2023; 29:186-94. [link]
  • Kannappan SR, Veigas J, Walton M. Patient Satisfaction and Barriers to Nursing Care Quality in Oncology Units. Journal of Allied Health Sciences. NU. 2022.20(9):1-6 [Link]
  • Tessy Mol P, Bindu A, Walton M. Maternal satisfaction among women with normal delivery. International Journal of Research in Medical and Basic Sciences.2022;8(8):1-15. [Link]
  • Walton M, Mathew T. A case reflection on task specificity in a client with Writer’s Cramp. International journal of Research in Medical and Basic Sciences.2020;6(11):1- 9.
  • Walton M, Joseph T, Chandrika PM., et.al., A prospective clinical audit to compare the effects of two peripheral intravenous catheter (PIVC) securement devices on the incidence of PIVC failure. International Journal of Research in Medical and Basic Sciences. 2018;4(12):1-9.
  • Walton M. Immediate effects of effleurage back massage on selected physiological and psychological component of relaxation. Nursing Journal of India. 2009 Oct; 100(10):230-32.
  • Rani A, Walton M, Vaiphei K. Correlation of job-related stress, resilience, and job satisfaction among staff nurses with a view to develop an empowerment programme. International Journal of Research in Medical and Basic sciences.2019;5(8):1-10.
  • Merlin VV, Walton M, Seena S. A study to correlate emotional intelligence and spiritual intelligence with caring behaviour among staff nurses with a view to develop a sensitization programme. International Journal of Research in Medical and Basic Sciences.2019;5(7):1-12.
  • Blessy P, Walton M, Betsy M. Effectiveness of a planned teaching programme on knowledge of caretakers regarding care of elderly. International Journal of Research in Medical and Basic Sciences.2019;5(6): 27-35
  • Celcy M, Walton M, Salomi T. Lived experience of health care personnel who have experienced accidental exposure to blood and body fluids. RGUHS journal of Nursing sciences.2015 Dec;5(2):13-16.
  • Susan K, Mathew B, Walton M., et. al., Effectiveness of high Iron mix on the Hemoglobin status of adolescent girls RGUHS Journal of Nursing Science. 2014;4(2):8-11.
  • Walton M, Lee P. Resilience: A literature review. International Journal of Research in Medical and Basic Sciences. 2018; 4(6):1-6.
  • Walton M. Post Traumatic Growth: A literature Review. International Journal of Research in Medical and Basic Sciences.2020;6(8):1- 8.
  • Walton M. Resilience Assessments: A literature review. International Journal of Research in Medical and Basic Sciences. 2018; 4(6):7-12.
  • Walton M. A Case Reflection on – Care of a patient with Palliative Care Needs. RGUHS Journal of Nursing Science June 2012. 2(1):32-35.