Ms. N.M. Patterson

Lecturer (Probationary) in Nursing

BSc (Hons) in Nursing (USJ), RN

Nursing
Faculty of Health Sciences
Contact:

Colombo Regional Centre, Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, The Open University of Sri Lanka, Nawala, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka

Office: +94112881355, Ext:

E-mail: nmpat@ou.ac.lk

Research interests:

Health Informatics

Public Health Nursing

Course Coordination:

Healthcare Informatics

Professional Development in Nursing

Primary Health Care II

Awards:
  • Scholarship- Linnaeus Palme International Exchange Programme – Exchange student at Kristianstad University, Sweden (2018) – awarded by the University of Sri Jayewardenepura.
  • Best Poster presentation – First place in the Health Promotion category at the 1st South East Asia regional group meeting of the International Epidemiological Association & 24th Academic sessions of the
    college of community physicians of Sri Lanka 2019.
Publications:

Abstracts

  • Patterson, N.M., Warnakulasuriya, S.S.P., (2019). Health and psycho-social outcomes of playing video games among undergraduates at University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka, International Conference on Health Science-2019, ( p.80). Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura.
  • Patterson, N.M., Warnakulasuriya, S.S.P., (2019). Screen time associated sleep outcomes among undergraduates at University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Journal of College of community physicians of Sri Lanka, (p.101). College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka. ISSN 1391-3174. 
  • Patterson, N.M., Warnakulasuriya, S.S.P., (2018). Screen time and associated psychosocial, academic and health problems among undergraduates at University of Sri Jayewardenepura, University of Colombo Annual Research Symposium, (p.206). University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.
  • Wimalasooriya P.B.A.D.K., Ranathunga N.A.D.C.K.S., Bandara W.M.D.B., Patterson N.M., De Silva B.S.S., (2021). The psychosocial factors related to Post-Partum Depression among mothers in the post-partum period at the De Soyza Maternity Hospital for Women in Sri Lanka, Open University Research Sessions 2021, (p.80). The Open University of Sri Lanka.
  • Weerasekara, W.A.A.K., Rathnayaka, R.M.M.N., Samaradivakara, D.M.V.D.S., Rathnayaka, R.M.C.U., Patterson, N.M., Sriyani, K.A. (2022) Barriers for Pain Management among in Intensive Care Nurses
    at Teaching Hospital, Kurunegala.3rd Biennial Scientific Sessions 2022, Virtual Conference,12th February 2022 (p.21). ISSN2827-7317.

Extended abstracts

  • Patterson, N.M., Nuwansala, H.U.C., Madhavi, A.V.P., (2020). Perceptions of and Attitudes towards Plagiarism among University Students in Asia-A Review of Literature, 5th Asian IP Works-In-Progress Conference, (p.37). Applied Research Centre for Intellectual Assets and the Law in Asia (ARCIALA), School of Law, Singapore Management University.

Article

  • Patterson, N. M., Warnakulasuriya, S. S. P. (2022). Screen Time and Associated Health Problems among Undergraduates of University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka. Sri Lankan Journal of
    Nursing, 1(1), 21–32. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/sljn.v1i1.27
  • Patterson, N.M., Warnakulasuriya, S.S.P., (2018). Trends in Screen time and the impact of excessive screen time on the younger generation, OPA Journal, 34;01 p16-19. ISSN 2448-9417.
  • Patterson, N.M., Warnakulasuriya, S.S.P., (2020). Antenatal screening for preventing Postpartum Depression, New Vision, 09;01 p44-46. ISSN 2613-8735.
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