BIOGRAPHY

Mrs. U.G.Nirmala Priyadarshani entered the BSc Nursing Degree Programme, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna in  2010. She graduated with a Second Class Upper Division obtaining the best results of the 2009/2010 batch. Afterwards she joined Lanka Hospitals PLC as a staff Nurse. Then She served at Department of Nursing,   Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University of Ruhuna  (2016 March- 2018 March) as a temporary demonstrator. After completion of two years period as a demonstrator, she joined the Department of Nursing, KIU, Battaramulla as a lecturer and worked there for 3 years. (March 2018- March 2021). 

She has successfully completed Postgraduate Diploma in Health Development from Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo. And Training Programme on Computer Based Data analysis at University of Sri Jayewardanepura. 

At present she is serving as a Lecturer (Probationary), Department of Cilinical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing.

Ms Nirmala’s research interests include geriatric nursing, psychology and public health. She has many publications in those research areas in scientific journals and research conferences.

Qualifications, Fellowships and Certifications

  • PGDip

    PGDip in Health Development

    Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo

  • BSc

    BSc (Hons) in Nursing

    Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna

  • Training

    Training program on Computer Based Data Analysis

    University of Sri Jayewardanepura

  • Training

    Elective Clinical Training on Intensive Care Nursing

    Teaching Hospital, Karapitiya

  • Diploma

    Diploma in ICT

    IDM Computer Studies Pvt Ltd

Positions

  • Present2021

    Lecturer (Probationary)

    Department of Clinical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing

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    Lecturer

    Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, KIU, Battaramulla

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    Visiting Lecturer

    Cooperative School of Nursing, Galle

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    Temporary Demonstrator

    Department of Nursing, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University of Ruhuna