Dr. Deena @ Clare Thomas

Dr. Deena @ Clare Thomas

Fakulti Perubatan Dan Sains Kesihatan, UMS

Pressure Injury/ Pressure Ulcer Care, Wound Care Nursing, Structured Patient Education, Nursing care, Nursing Education, Diabetis Foot Care, Diabetes Foot Assessment, Wound and Stoma Care, Insulin, Self Monitoring Blood Glucose

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Contact Information

Email

dnaclare@ums.edu.my

Academic Department

Fakulti Perubatan Dan Sains Kesihatan

Appointed Department

Fakulti Perubatan Dan Sains Kesihatan

Education

Doktor Falsafah

Universiti Malaya

2023

Master Of Nursing Science

Universiti Malaya

2013

Diploma Pendidikan Lepasan Ijazah

Universiti Terbuka Malaysia

2017

Ijazah Sarjana Muda Sains Kesihatan Dengan Kepujian(Kejururawatan)

Universiti Sains Malaysia (Kubang Kerian)

2006

Research

Projects

7

Active

5

Grants

RM 168,000.00

Research Interests & Expertise

Medical Nursing (Including Gastroenterology, Pain Management, Dermatology Nursing, Respiratory Nursing and Endocrine Nursing)

Non-communicable Diseases Nursing (Including Diabetes, Rheumatology Nursing)

Nursing Audit and Quality Assurance

Nursing Clinical Pathway (Including Leadership in Nursing, Personal Professional Development)

Public/ Community Health Community and Primary Care Nursing (Including Primary Health Care, Residential Client Care, Rural and Remote Health Services, Domestic Violence Nursing, Health Care Planning and Management, Family Health, Women and Child Health, Industrial Nursing and Occupational Health Nursing)

Surgical Nursing (Including Neurology/ Neurosurgery, Gastroenterology, Pain Management, Bariatrics Nursing, Respiratory Nursing, Wound / Ostomy Care, Endocrine Nursing, Infusion Nursing, Infection Control Nursing, Perioperative Nursing)

Publications

Total Publications by Year

Total publications by calendar year
Year Publications
2015 1
2017 1
2018 1
2019 3
2020 1
2021 3
2022 4
2023 4
2024 4
2025 7
2026 5

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Documents

18

H-Index

5

Citations

166

Institutional

34

Research listing

Completed and ongoing projects

Showing 1 to 5 of 7 entries

Factors Influencing Early Mobilization in Intensive Care Unit: A Multi-Center Cross-Sectional Study

Leader

2025 - 2027

Association between the expert-novice level of classification and knowledge and attitudes towards pain management: A study among critical care nurses in a tertiary hospital in Sabah

Leader

2024 - 2026

Oral Care Practice on Patients with Mechanical Ventilators among Nurses in Sabah: A Cross-sectional Study

Member

2024 - 2026

The Relationship Between Nursing Education Levels and Patient Safety Standards in Hospital Settings

Member

2024 - 2026

Digitizing Clinical Assessment : A Mixed Methods Approach on the Effectiveness of an Electronic Logbook as a Continuous Assessment Tool for Nursing Education

Leader

2023 - 2026

Publications listing

Note: publication data for the last 3 years will be displayed

Showing 1 to 5 of 12 entries

1.

DEENA @ CLARE THOMAS , AINISIA BINTI SINDAM , RAJESH KUMAR A/L MUNIANDY (2026), Critical care nurses’ knowledge and attitudes toward pain management: A scoping review

2.

DEENA @ CLARE THOMAS , RAYNEE BINTI KUMILAU , NORKIAH BINTI ARSAT , ROSE A.NAIN (2026), Factors associated with creativity and innovation among undergraduate nursing students

3.

DEENA @ CLARE THOMAS (2026), Healthcare workers’ knowledge and attitudes toward elderly care in Malaysian public hospitals: A single-centre cross-sectional study

4.

DEENA @ CLARE THOMAS (2026), Knowledge, practices, and barriers to early mobilization of critical care nurses in three hospitals in Sabah, Malaysia: A multicentre cross-sectional study

5.

DEENA @ CLARE THOMAS , CHONG LI TSU , RAYNEE BINTI KUMILAU , ROSE A.NAIN (2026), Nurses’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices in oral care for mechanically ventilated patients: A scoping review