Mrs. Asha Solomon

	Designation	Professor Category III
	Department	Surgical Nursing Department
	Email Id	ashasolomon@cmcvellore.ac.in
	Telephone	0416 - 228 - 7013

QUALIFICATION

MSc. Nursing

AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENT

*Awards and Honors

2021 Sigma/Midwest Nursing Research Society Research Grant, SIGMA Theta Tau International

2021 Tom and Sherri Mendelson Student Research Award, University of Illinois Chicago, Illinois, USA

2021 Award for Graduate Research / Deiss Award in Biomedical Graduate Research, University of Illinois Chicago, Illinois, USA

2019 Dean’s PhD Student Award, University of Illinois Chicago, Illinois, USA

2015 Research Fellowship, Clinical Orthopedic Rehabilitation Research Laboratory, Kansas University Medical Centre, Kansas, USA

2008 Violet Jeyachandran Prize for the best MSN student in Medical Surgical Nursing, CMC Vellore

2008 Jeeva Samuel Prize for the best MSN student in Clinical Practice in Medical Surgical Nursing, CMC Vellore

2008 Kasthuri Sundar Rao Prize for the best MSN student in Education and Management, CMC Vellore

2008 Pauline King Prize for the best MSN student in Research and Dissertation, CMC Vellore

2001 Sakunthala Prize for best student in Surgical Nursing in BSN, CMC Vellore

2001 Johnson and Johnson Cidex prize for the highest standing in Surgical Nursing in BSN, CMC Vellore

2001 Anna Jacob Prize for the best clinical performance during the entire BSN, CMC Vellore

2001 Gnana Lazarus Prize for best performance in Medical Surgical Nursing in BSN, CMC Vellore

2001 Best Outgoing Student in the BSN Program, CMC Vellore

TEACHING INTEREST

Nursing Research, Nursing Management, Pain and symptoms, Orthopedic Nursing

RESEARCH (Interest& Ongoing)

Pain and Symptoms

PUBLICATIONS

*Publications	Date	Title	Journal
2016	1. 2016	Can a number meaningfully describe the pain experience?	Indian Journal of Continuing Nursing Education, Jul-Dec 17(2), 11-14.
2017	1. 2017 2. 2017	Lumbar spine surgeries and medication usage during hospital stay: One-center perspective. Prevalence of low back pain among nursing students compared to physical therapy, and engineering students in the United States.	Hospital pharmacy, 52(11), 774-780. International Journal of Nursing Education, 9(3), 115-121.
2020	1. 2022 . 2. 2021 3. 2021 4. 2021 5. 2021 6. 2021 7. 2021 8. 2021	Effectiveness of telementoring in improving provider knowledge, attitudes, and perceived competence in managing chronic pain: A mixed methods study Experiences of Military Primary Care Providers during Chronic Pain Visits: A Qualitative Descriptive Study Tools, Time, Training, and Team—Military Primary Care Providers’ Perspectives on Improving Chronic Pain Assessment and Management. Symptom Clusters in Head and Neck Cancer: A Systematic Review and Conceptual Model Acceptance and commitment therapy in adult cancer survivors: a systematic review and conceptual model. Allostatic Load in Cancer: A Systematic Review and Mini Meta-Analysis Symptom Management Theory: Analysis, Evaluation, and Implications for Caring for Adults with Cancer Factors influencing mammography uptake following a screening intervention among Asian American women: A systematic review	Military Medicine. Oxford Academic (oup.com) (Online Ahead of Print) Pain Medicine. pnab282 https://doi.org/10.1093/pm/pnab282 Military Medicine. PMID: 34480481. doi: 10.1093/milmed/usab367. (Online Ahead of Print). Seminars in Oncology Nursing, 37(5), pp151215. Journal of Cancer Survivorship, Jun;15(3), 427-45 Biological Research For Nursing, 23(3), 341-361. Advances in Nursing Science, 44(3), E93-E112. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health,23, 1293-1304.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION

Name of the Professional Organization and Membership ID number	Annual/Life/Founder member
Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society, Alpha Lambda Chapter, Membership ID: 2300208	Annual
Midwest Nursing Research Society, USA	Annual
Tamil Nadu Nurses and Midwives Council, India	Life