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Ms. Chathurika Jagodage

Temporary Lecturer

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Ms. Jagodage Nishani Chathurika is a Temporary Lecturer attached to the Department of Health Sciences at the Faculty of Science, NSBM Green University. She obtained her B.Sc. (Hons) in Nursing from the Faculty of Nursing, University of Colombo, with First-Class Honors. She was awarded the Gold Medal for Academic Excellence at the University of Colombo Convocation 2023 and was listed on the Dean’s List for four consecutive years.

She is an Erasmus+ scholarship winner, having completed an exchange program at Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany. Her research focuses on nursing informatics, ethical dilemmas in nursing, and stress among university students, with multiple peer-reviewed publications.

Ms. Chathurika is a Sri Lanka Nursing Council-registered nurse with clinical experience in adult health, psychiatric, pediatric, oncology, and community health nursing at leading hospitals, including Colombo South Teaching Hospital and the National Hospital of Sri Lanka.

Research Interests

  • Nutrition and Food dynamics
  • Nursing
  • Health Informatics

Memberships

  • Registered Nurse – Sri Lanka Nursing council

Conference Publications

  1. Chathurika, J.N. (2023) Knowledge, Practice, and Attitudes of Self-Medication of Antibiotics among Medical and Nursing Undergraduates of University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Faculty of Nursing, University of Colombo 2nd International Nursing Research Symposium.
  2. Chathurika, J.N., Kaushalya, K.A.D.S. and Asurakkody, T.A. (2022) A Review on the Importance of Nursing Informatics for Nursing Education, Faculty of Nursing, University of Colombo 1st International Nursing Research Symposium.
  3. Chathurika, J.N., Hansini, K.H.C., Kaushalya, K.A.D.S., Wahala, Y.B. and Asurakkody T.A. (2021) Artistic and Scientific components of Nursing: A Review and evaluation of evidence, Faculty of Nursing, University of Colombo 4th Annual Research Symposium.
  4. Chathurika, J.N. and Thusthika, A. (2025) Navigating Ethical Dilemmas in Nursing Practice – A Review of Literature, International conference on Transformative Applied Research, NSBM Green University.
  5. Thusthika, A. and Chathurika, J.N. (2025) Understanding the stress among university students in Sri Lanka, International conference on Transformative Applied Research, NSBM Green University.

Ongoing Research

  • Nursing Students’ Knowledge and Attitudes toward Palliative Care in Sri Lanka