AUT - Jaga Maya Shrestha-Ranjit

Jaga Maya Shrestha-Ranjit

Lecturer

Phone: +64 921 9999 ext 7657

Email: jagamaya.shrestha@aut.ac.nz

Physical Address:
AA Block, School of Health Care Practice, North Sore Campus, 90 Akoranga Drive, North Shore

Postal Address:
Faculty of Health & Environmental Sciences, AUT University, Private Bag 92006, Auckland 1142

Qualifications:

• 2008 Certificate in Tertiary Teaching
• 2006 Master of Nursing – Child Health
• 2003 Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Clinical Nursing - Child Health
• 1993 Bachelor's Degree in Nursing  
• 1989 Certificate in Culture
• 1987 Proficiency Certificate in Nursing (Staff Nurse)

Teaching Areas:

• Primary Health Care Nursing
• Health Assessment in Nursing
• Integrated Tutorial
• Clinical practice teaching/supervision to year one nursing students

Research areas:

Completed Master of Nursing thesis examining the nurses’ practices of children’s postoperative pain assessment and management.

Research Summary:

The aims of Master thesis were: to examine paediatric nurses’ pain assessment and management practices in relation to postoperative care of children following surgery for a fractured lower limb, and to compare these practices with evidence-based guidelines.

Publications:

A manuscript based on the Master thesis has been submitted for possible publication.

Awards:

2003 Most outstanding oral presentation award, postgraduate students’ oral presentation, The University of Melbourne, Australia.