Mrs Rishmitha

Lecturer

Department of Medical Surgical Nursing

CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

    Ms Rishmitha, Lecturer in the Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing.    She is:

    • Subject Coordinator of Medical-Surgical Nursing for I year PBBSc
    • Subject Coordinator of Geriatric Nursing for IV semester BSc 
    • Course Coordinator of Certificate Course in Oncology Nursing for staff nurses of Kasturba Hospital, Manipal
    • Research co-guide for postgraduate dissertations.
    • Co-advisor of Health Education Committee, SNA 2023-24.
    • Responsible for classroom teaching and clinical supervision of undergraduate and postgraduate nursing students.

SUBJECTS CURRENTLY TEACHING

Subject Semester / Year
Nephro Urology Nursing II year MSc Nursing
Medical Surgical Nursing I Year PBBSc
Geriatric Nursing - Theory & Practical IV Semester BSc Nursing
Adult Health Nursing I - Practical III Semester BSc Nursing
Adult Health Nursing II – Theory & Practical IV Semester BSc Nursing
Oncology Nursing- Theory & Practical Three months Certificate Course
Critical Care Nursing - Theory Three months Certificate Course

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Degree Specialisation Institute Year of passing
Certificate course on Bioethics Bioethics Centre for Bioethics, Manipal Academy of Higher Education 2023
Masters in Nursing Science Medical surgical nursing Manipal College of Nursing, MAHE, Manipal 2019 - 2021
Post Basic BSc Nursing Nursing Manipal College of Nursing, MAHE, Manipal 2011 - 2013
General Nursing & Midwifery Nursing Prasanna School of Nursing, Ujire 2004 - 2007

Experience

Institution / Organisation Designation Role Tenure
Manipal College of Nursing, MAHE, Manipal Lecturer Academic & Clinical supervision April 2022 till date
Indira Education Trust, Mangalore Tutor Academic and clinical supervision May 2013 - February 2014
Dr TMA Pai Hospital, Karkala Staff nurse in Operation Theatre May -2010 - June 2011
Manipal Hospital, Goa Staff nurse in Operation Theatre May -2008 to -May2010

AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH

Area of Interest

Medical surgical nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research

Professional Affiliations & Contributions

Member of Professional Organization:

  • Life member of Trained Nurses Association of India
  • Life member of Karnataka Nursing Council

Courses completed:

  • Completed Myocardial Infarction an online course authorized by the University of Zurich offered through Coursera on 1 January 2021
  • Completed Leadership in Interprofessional Informatics, an online course authorized by the University of Minnesota offered through Coursera on 29 January 2021
  • Completed A Life of Happiness and Fulfillment an online course authorized by the University of ISB offered through Coursera on 20 October 2020.

Awareness on thalassemia and opinion of carrier screening among young women from selected undergraduate colleges of Udupi district

2022-01-03 Sulochana B Archana M V VaniLakshmi R Jomon C U

Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health Volume 14.