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Dr. Priyalatha

Associate Professor & MSN Program Director

Educational Qualification:
  • Ph.D. in Medical - Surgical Nursing (2014): RGUHS. India
  • Masters in Medical - Surgical Nursing (2004)
  • Bachelor in Nursing (1992) CMC Vellore
Professional Career (Total Teaching Experiences):
  • Worked as staff nurse- CON, CMC Vellore- Tamilnadu
  • Nursing tutor at CON, CMC- Vellore
  • Nursing Superintendent at D.G Hospital Bangalore
  • Vice Principal at CON Narayana Hrudayalaya - Bangalore
  • Acting Principal at T. John CON - Bangalore
  • Professor and HOD medical surgical nursing at CON Narayana Hrudayalaya - Bangalore
  • Total teaching experience : 21 years (8 years after BSN ,10 years after MSN and 3  years after PhD in nursing)
Achievements/ Interests/Publications/Awards:
  • Guided BSN IV year student project titled Effectiveness of an awareness program regarding lung cancer among college going students in RAK, UAE
  • Effectiveness of a smoking awareness campaign on the knowledge, attitude & practice among school going children : both the projects were for 8th RAKMHSU student's scientific conference March 2017 RAKMHSU
  • Resource person - CNE workshop on Team Based Learning 4th April 2016
  • Resource person- ICJR Middle East conference (topics   global research priorities in orthopedic nursing research & value of interprofessional education / collaboration  November 2016 5th International congress for joint reconstruction Middle East
  • Faculty research project is underway titled  -A study to assess the interpersonal communication skill among nursing studying in RAKCON, RAKMHSU.
Conferences / Workshops (2016 - 2017):
  • ICJR Middle East conference (topics :global research priorities in orthopedic nursing research & value of interprofessional education / collaboration- November- 2016 5th International congress for joint reconstruction Middle East
  • 30th January 2016 : MCQ Writing workshop CEDAR - RAKMHSU
  • 27th March 2016 : Team - Based Learning: basics & beyond workshop CEDAR RAKMHSU
  • 4th April 2016 : Team Based Learning (as resource person) (CNE - RAKCON)
  • 6th April 2016 : Research -back to basics, simulation training, Case Based learning & Self- awareness (CNE - RAKCON)
  • 6th April 2017 : Self Talk- How to make it more powerful. workshop CEDAR - RAKMHSU
  • 19th June 2017 : Effective PowerPoint Presentation & Presentation Skills. workshop CEDAR - RAKMHSU