Assistant Professor
Child Health Nursing
Dr. Remya Radhakrishnan Pillai
Dr. Remya R. Pillai has over 12 years of teaching experience in the UAE. She holds an active MOHAP-RN License and membership of the Society of Pediatric Nurses & ENA. She is involved in the clinical supervision and training of students in the Thumbay Group of Hospitals as well as Ministry of Health Hospitals and centers. She has served as a Semester Coordinator and mentor for various batches of students. She is also involved in organizing and facilitating various Continuing Nursing education programs and educational workshops in GMU and outside.
Areas of Interest:
- School children with behavioral problems
- Non-pharmacological methods of pain management in children
- Enhancing Teaching-Learning strategies of nursing students
- E-portfolio and clinical competency assessment
Education:
- BSc Nursing from NTR University of Health Sciences, India in 2008
- MSc Nursing in Pediatrics from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore India in 2012
- Ph.D. in Pediatric Nursing from Annamalai University, India in 2023
Selected Publications:
- Pillai RR, Sara B. Effectiveness of bladder retraining programme on bedwetting frequency and relapse rate of children with nocturnal enuresis. Journal of Pediatric Urology. 2024 May 22. [link]
- Said FT, Almehairi TM, Shabazi SA, Walton M, Pillai RR. Awareness and Prevalence of Vitamin D deficiency among adults in UAE. MBS Research Publication. 2024. DOI: [link]
- Hadeel S, Maryam AN, Sonia MB, Beryl JS, Pillai RR. A Study to Assess the Adaptation of Freshmen to College Life in a Selected University, Ajman, UAE. South Asian Res J Nurs Health Care. DOI: 10.36346/sarjnhc.2023.v05i05.002.
- Varghese SM, Joseph VM, Binoy S, Pillai RR. Perception of Nursing students on Clinical learning Environment. Journal of Pharmaceutical Negative Results. 2022 Nov 25:2892-7. [link]
- Pillai RR, Sara B. Conquering Bedwetting: Non-Pharmacologic Methods for Managing Nocturnal Enuresis. Creative Nursing. 2020, Jan; 26(1): 23-7. [link]
- Pillai RR Sara B. Exploring Factors Contributing to Monosymptomatic Nocturnal Enuresis in School Children. IOSR- JNHS. 2019, July; 8(4): 53-7. [link]
- Pillai RR, Sara B. Parental attitudes and perceptions regarding primary nocturnal enuresis in children. IJCR. 2019, Aug; 11(8): 6473-5. [link]