Interests
Prabha Shrestha, MNS, MA
Nursing Lecturer
To reduce the scale and impact of dementia, we need to increase social awareness of risk factors of dementia; provide health education on its prevention, early diagnosis, and management; and improve social engagement of older adults through the social institutions.
Current Work
Prabha is a Geriatric Nursing Lecturer.
Personal Hero
Dr Biraj man Karmacharya
Words of Strength
Hard-working, consistent, honest, empathetic
Vision
To reduce the scale and impact of dementia, Prabha believes we need to increase social awareness of risk factors of dementia; provide health education on its prevention, early diagnosis, and management; and improve social engagement of older adults through the social institutions.
Strategy
Prabha is training nursing students to do cognitive assessments, administering cognitive assessments of older adults, and conducting research on problems of older adults.
Impact
Prabha believes this fellowship is a platform that will help her to develop the skills and experience required to work in the real world, and the opportunity to interact with people and develop relationships.
Motivation
The estimated number of people with dementia in Nepal is 78,000 in 2015, and this number is expected to reach 134,000 by 2030. Alzheimer’s in Nepal is generally taken as a normal process of aging so awareness regarding health promotion is important.
Education & Experience
Prabha completed her proficiency level nursing from Tribhuvan University, Bachelor's degree from Purbanchal University, and Master's of Adult Nursing from Mahidol University, Thailand. She worked as a registered nurse for nine years and then as a Nursing Instructor for five years. She has been working as Lecturer and teaching Geriatric Nursing for the last four years to Bachelor level nursing students.
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