Dr. Soney Melath Varghese

Assistant Professor

Community Health Nursing
Program Director – RNBSN

Dr. Soney M Varghese, is having 12 years of teaching experience of UG & PG students.  Her main area of interest is Community health and School health programs. She has completed a certificate program in Health research fundamentals conducted by ICMR. She is a member of TNAI, India. She has organized several state, national and international workshops, conferences and seminars and also conducted many Community engagement programs. Has been instrumental in preparing a manual on Preceptorship training program. Worked as a recognized examiner for UG and PG program students and was a recognized guide for the PG & PhD Nursing programs.

Areas of Interest

• Teaching Methodologies
• Teacher student relationship and its impact on student development
• School Health
• Community Geriatrics
• Community involvement in Health Promotion

Education

• BSc Nursing, Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai, India 2004-2006
• MSc Nursing, Community Health Nursing, Sri Ramachandra University Chennai , India 2006-2008
• PhD in Nursing, Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu, India 2017

Selected Publications:

• Varghese SM, Joseph VM, Binoy S, Pillai R. Perception of Nursing students on Clinical Learning Environment. Journal of Pharmaceutical Negative Results. 2022 Nov 25:2892-7. [link]
• Varghese SM. A study to Assess the Effectiveness of Laughter Therapy and Nurse Led Intervention on Physical and Psychosocial Problems among Institutionalized Elderly with BADL Deficit at Ernakulum District in Kerala. Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health. 2022(14). 1-7. [link]
• AblahAlhefeiti, Laila Alshehhi, ShadiyAlmarri, Varghese, SMand Varatharajan, V. Quality of Life Among Perimenopausal Women Attending Selected Hospitals in UAE.(2022). Interventions in Gynaecology and Women’s health.2022.5(1) 458-466. [link]
• Varghese SM. Comparative Study to assess the effectiveness of Nurse Led Intervention on Psychosocial Problems among Institutionalized Elderly. Community and public health nursing January-April 2019; 4(1).
• Varghese SM. Assess the Knowledge Regarding ICDS among Mothers of Under Five Children. Community and public health nursing. May-August 2019; 4(2).
• Varghese SM, Mathew AB & Ginson AJ Knowledge and attitude regarding vitamin A among the mothers of under-five. Journal of Health Care and Nursing Research. Oct 2019;1(1).
• Preethy J, Varghese SM. Assess the knowledge on disaster preparedness and family disaster. Asian Journal of Nursing Education and Research.January 2018;8(2):213
• Varghese SM & Jawahar P. Knowledge attitude and perceived barriers on telemedicine among staff nurses. Journal of Health Care and Nursing Research. Oct 2018;1(1).
• Varghese SM. Effectiveness of computer assisted teaching program on knowledge of staff nurses regarding telemedicine. Indian Journal of Continuing Nursing Education. July – Dec 2017; 18(2).
• Varghese SM. Effectiveness of laughter therapy on psychosocial problems among elderly. The international Journal of Psychiatric Nursing. July-Dec 2017.