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Ms. Indrani Siriwardena
Senior Lecturer
Faculty of Humanities & Sciences | School of Nursing
Career Summary
Indrani Siriwardana is a Senior Lecturer in Nursing attached to the School of Nursing & Education, Faculty of Humanities and Sciences. She has 18 years experience in university teaching field (Nursing and Education ) and conducted clinical supervisions and examinations for Bsc Nursing students for four years, and 8years experienced as a visiting Lecturer in National institute of Education Maharagama.She has 15 years experienced in various field of nursing : Neuro Intensive care unit;(NHSL)Theater;(Kurunegala)Oncology unit;Surgical professorial unit(Teaching Hospital,Peradeniya)
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
Reading for PhD at Faculty of Medicine University of Peradeniya
MSc Integrated Health Sciences;Faculty of Nursing;Kristianstad University;Sweden
MEd –Open university of Sri-Lanka
PGDE- Open university of Sri-Lanka
BScN(Hons)- Open university of Sri-Lanka
BA-University of Sri-Jayawardanapura
HONOURS AND AWARDS
Research Award
Awarded as Best paper of 9th International research conference Kotalawala Defense University (KDU) in 2016: Titled Needle Stick Injuries among ICU nurses at Kandy Teaching Hospital
Research Interests and Memberships
Research Interests
Conference presentations
• 9th International Research Conference, Sir John KotalawalaDefence University-SriLanka (2016) Title:. Needle Stick Injuries among ICU nurses at Kandy Teaching Hospital.
• Presented on 2017 July 24th-25th at Global Health Conference in Singapore (GSTF JNHC Vol.4 No.2) Titled: Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Dengue Fever Prevention among Secondary School Teachers in a Medical Officer of Health Area in Central Sri Lanka.
• Experiences of Mothers who received Spinal Anesthesia for Caesarian Section(Ist International Nursing Congress :Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University of Peradeniya)
An examination of patients experiences during a waiting period of Heart Surgery- 4th World Nursing and Health Care Conference in Tirana Rome,20th August 2018
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My Publications
• Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Dengue Fever Prevention among Secondary School Teachers in a Medical Officer of Health Area in Central Sri Lanka, A qualitative study(Kristianstad University, Sweden) . presented on 2017 July 24-25th (GSTF JNHC Vol.4 No.2) Global Health Conference in Singapore
• Experiences of Mothers who received Spinal Anesthesia for Caesarian Section(Ist International Nursing Congress :Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University of Peradeniya)
• Needle Stick Injuries among ICU nurses at Kandy Teaching Hospital. 9th International research conference Kotalawala Defense University (KDU) in 2016:
• An examination of patients experiences during a waiting period of Heart Surgery- 4th World Nursing and Health Care Conference in Tirana Rome,20th August 2018
• Experiences of mothers having thalassemia Child Presented at international conference psychiatry ,Teaching Hospital ,Mulleryawa
• Mothers’ Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Risk Factors Impact on Pregnancy Related Outcomes in Wilgamuwa MOH area, Sri Lanka
• Study of skills of preschool teachers in Sri-Lanka
Research Interests
Oncology Nursing
Adult Nursing
Paediatric Nursing
Memberships
Member of SLNA
Member of Graduate Nurses Association
Registered Nurse & Midwife -SLMC Registration Number: 7983
Registered Nurse -SriLanka Nursing Council
Member of GSTF Health and Nursing (Singapore)
Member of ONS
Author ships
Co-author of the Sociology and anthropology module for BSc Nursing students(OUSL)
Co-author of the Psychology module for BSc Nursing students(OUSL)
Co-author of the adult nursing module for BSc Nursing students
Co-author of the Psychiatric nursing module for BSc Nursing students
Co-author of the nursing management module for BSc Nursing students
Co-author of the Preschool education Teacher Training programme conducted by Ministry of Higher Education
Ongoing Research
Ongoing researches
Reading for PhD on Oncology Nursing
Competence in nursing informatics among nursing students at Nurses Training School Kandy
The lived experiences of becoming First line Nurse Manager
Knowledge, Practices and Attitudes towards Hand hygiene among nursing students at Nurses Training School, Colombo.