CAREER SUMMARY
Hiranga Wijedasa is a permanent lecturer attached to school of nursing, Faculty of Humanities and Sciences, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Malabe, Sri Lanka. She is coordinating the B,Sc. (hons) in Nursing (International) degree programme awarded by Liverpool John Moores University, UK. She has more than ten years of teaching experience as a teacher in higher education for diploma, higher diploma, B.Sc. in Nursing degree programmes as well as in-service educational programmes for both state and non-state sector staff nurses. Before joining SLIIT in 2019, she had worked as a permanent lecturer at South Asian Institute of Technology and Medicine (SAITM) for more than six years.
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Master of Nursing Education (Kaatsu International University, Sri Lanka) 2020
- Master of Science in Food & Nutrition (University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka) 2018
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (Honours) University of Sri Jayewardenepura) 2011
- Certificate in teaching in Higher Education upon completion of Staff developmental Programme for academics, organized by the South Asian Institute of Technology and Medicine (SAITM) under the auspices of Quality Assurance & Accreditation Council of the University Grants Commission (UGC), Sri Lanka. 2014
RESEARCH INTERESTS AND MEMBERSHIP
Research Interests
- Nursing
- Education
- Nutritional Science
Memberships
- Sri Lanka Nursing Council
- Member of Graduate Nurses Foundation, Sri Lanka
- Member of Nutrition Society
MY PUBLICATIONS
Journal Publications
- Wjedasa P.H.S. "Level of knowledge, practice and attitudes of taking anthropometric measurements for nutritional assessments among nursing staff nurses working in Dr. Neville Fernando Teaching hospital, Malabe"
- Gangabadarachchi D.M., Wijedasa P.H.S. "A Systematic Review on the effect of music therapy on post-operative pain in adult patients"
- Wjedasa P.H.S. "Level of Knowledge, Practice and Attitudes of Taking Anthropometric Measurements for Nutritional Assessment Among Nurses"
- Hiranga Wijedasa "Perceived Stress Level and Associated Factors among Allied Health Undergraduates"
- Palanikumar S., Rathnayake R.M.A.P.M., Wijedasa H., Dassanayaka C. D. K., Anthony K., Guruge, M.L., Edirisinghe, N.P. "Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Emergency Contraceptive Pills among SLIIT Undergraduates in Sri Lanka- Preliminary Findings of a Descriptive Cross-sectional Study"
- Wijesundara G. H. L., Yuharaj R., Wijedasa H. S. "Fungal Meningitis in an Allegedly Immunocompetent Patient in Sri Lanka: A Case Report"
- Ranasinghe N. S., Wijedasa H. S., De Silva B. S. S. "Common Risk Factors for Postpartum Depression among Mothers after Childbirth in Asian Countries: A Systematic Review."
- Kamathewatte K. W. M. N. K., Wijedasa H. S., De Silva B.S.S. "The Effectiveness of Intermittent Fasting Diet Compared with Ketogenic Diet in Reducing Weight of the Adults with Obesity – A Systematic Review"
- Palanikumar S., Rathnayake R.M.A.P.M., Wijedasa H., Dassanayaka C. D. K., Anthony K., Guruge, M.L., Edirisinghe, N.P. "Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Emergency Contraceptive Pills among Undergraduates in Non-State University, Sri Lanka- A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study"
