Department of Nursing

Faculty of Allied Health Sciences

Ms.R K Ekanayake


Official Address :

Department of Nursing,
Faculty of Allied Health Sciences,
University of Peradeniya,
Augusta Hill, Sri Amarawansa Mawatha
Peradeniya,
Sri Lanka


Email :

rkekanayaka@ahs.pdn.ac.lk


Telephone :

+94-81-2388820

           



  • Master of Philosophy ,2019-2022,Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
  • Bachelor of Science (Hons’) in Nursing ,2014-2018 ,Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

  • Registered Nurse – Sri Lanka Nursing Council
  • Committee member– Expert Committee in Communication in Health Care, Sri Lanka Medical Association from 04/01/2019
  • Lecturer, Department of Nursing, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka (From June 2023)

  • Researcher, SACTRC poison study centre – Teaching Hospital, Peradeniya and South Asian Clinical Research Collaboration, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka (2022-2023)

  • Demonstrator, Department of Nursing, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka (2018 -2020)

  • Nursing practice
  • Child health
  • Communication in health care
  • Nursing Education
  • Rathnayake, S., Dasanayake, D., Maithreepala, S.D., Ekanayake, R. & Basnayake, P.L. (2021), “Nurses’ experiences of caring for patients with COVID 19: A phenomenological study in Sri Lanka”, PLoS One. 3;16(9):e0257064. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0257064.

  • Ekanayake, R., & Dassanayake, D. (2022). Food security in Sri Lanka during COVID19 pandemic. Sri Lankan Journal of Health Sciences, 1(1): 63-65.

  • Ekanayake, E.H.M.R.K, Mudiyanse, R.M., Wickramasinghe, V.P. (2022), “Exploration of Child Rearing Practices among Parents of Preschool Aged Children to Develop a Parenting Style Measure in Sri Lanka: A Qualitative Study”, Asian Journal of Basic Science & Research. 3(4);83-99, Available at; http://doi.org/10.38177/AJBSR.2021.3409

  • Ekanayake, E.H.M.R.K. & Mudiyanse, R.M. (2020), “Association between perceived stress and obesity among female undergraduate students in University of Peradeniya", 13th International conference, KDU;110-119. http://ir.kdu.ac.lk/bitstream/handle/345/2909/pdfresizer.com-pdf-split%20110-119.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

  • Ekanayake, E.H.M.R.K., & Mudiyanse, R.M. (2018), “Body fat and visceral fat assessment by bioelectrical impedance as an effective health checkup in a university female population”, Journal of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 2(3):1-8, Available at; https://www.sryahwapublications.com/journal-of-biotechnology-and-bioengineering/pdf/v2-i3/1.pdf

  • Ramya Ekanayake, Rasnayaka Mudiyanse, Pujitha Wickramasinghe “Association between demographic characteristics and parenting styles among parents of preschool-aged children in Kandy, Sri Lanka” presented (Oral) at TUFH2022, British Columbia, Canada in August 2022.

  • Ramya Ekanayake, Rasnayaka Mudiyanse, Pujitha Wickramasinghe “Association between parenting styles and feeding practices among parents with their preschool-aged children in Kandy, Sri Lanka” presented (Oral) at TUFH2022, British Columbia, Canada in August 2022.