Tina Saunders Ph.D., RN, CNE, GCNS-BC

Biography

I have been a faculty member of the College of Nursing at Kent State University since 2006. I teach undergraduate courses in the BSN and RN-to-BSN programs and graduate level courses in the MSN Adult Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist and Nurse Educator concentrations. I serve on several committees and task forces, and leadership roles, including coordinator for the MSN Nurse Educator Concentration. Additionally, I am on the editorial review board for the Online Journal of Issues in Nursing (OJIN).

Courses

NURS 47099 - Capstone for Professional Nursing Practice
NURS 40872 - Introduction to Evidence-Based Practice
NURS 60601 - Curriculum and Instruction in Nursing Education
NURS 60602 - Roles and Evaluation for Nursing Education Curricula
NURS 60605 - Nursing Education with Technology
NURS 60592 - Nursing Education Practicum
NURS 60310 - Adult Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist III
NURS 63192 - Adult Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist III Practicum
NURS 60015 - Advanced Health Assessment
NURS 60607 - Clinical Nursing and Education Issues in a Specialty Area
NURS 61192 - CNS I Practicum
NURS 62192 - CNS II Practicum
NURS 67092 - Clinical Nursing and Education Issues in a Specialty Area Practicum

MSN Concentrations: Adult Gerontologist CNS, Nurse Educator, General MSN courses

Education

Ph.D. in Nursing, Kent State University, 2023
Post MSN Nursing Education Certificate, Kent State University, 2008
MSN, Kent State University 2004
BSN, Youngstown State University 2000

Publications

Saunders, T. (2023). A Grounded Theory Study of the Grief Process in Women Who Experienced Perinatal Loss Prior to 1980 [Doctoral Dissertation]. OhioLink ETD Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1680814277726495
Fenske, C., Dolan Watkins, K., Saunders, T., D’Amico, D., Barbarito, C. (2020). Health & physical assessment in nursing (4th ed.). New York: Pearson.
Saunders, T. (2019). Type 2 diabetes self-management barriers in older adults: An integrative review of the qualitative literature. Journal of Gerontological Nursing,45(3), 43-54. Doi: 10.3928/00989134-20190211-05
Caplin, M., & Saunders, T. (2015). Utilizing teach-back to reinforce patient education: A step-by-step approach. Orthopaedic Nursing, 34(6), 365-368. DOI: 10.1097/NOR.0000000000000197

Affiliations

Sigma Theta Tau International
Northeast Ohio Clinical Nurse Specialists
National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists

Awards/Achievements

2022 Bronze Teaching Recognition Award: Canvas in a Flash
2017, University Teaching Council Faculty Recognition Award
2010-2012, Selected for teaching expertise to participate as lead faculty in PIN: Methods of Online Education. Funded by the Robert Wood Johnson, Northwest Health, Cleveland, and Mt. Sinai Health Care Foundations
2010, Summer Distance Learning Education Grant, Kent State University
2003, Grantmakers in Aging Fellow, Grantmakers in Aging Conference, Cleveland, OH
2001-2002, The Richard and Dorothy Marsh Scholarship, Kent State University