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    Gina Severino, DNP, RN, ACNS-BC

    College of Nursing
    Professor
    Campus:
    Trumbull
    Contact Information
    Email:
    gseverin@kent.edu
    Phone:
    330-675-8944

    Biography

    I have been a registered nurse for the past 35 years. I graduated with a diploma from St. Francis School of Nursing in 1985, graduated from YSU with my BSN in 2003 and graduated with my MSN from YSU in 2006. I am a certified Adult Health Clinical Nurse Specialist and I graduated with my Doctorate of Nursing Practice degree from KSU in 2018.

    For over 30 years, I have worked as a nurse in critical care, cardiac care, cardiothoracic intensive care, trauma, endoscopy, emergency nursing care and as an educator for emergency medicine. I have been teaching at Kent since 2006 and have taught a variety of courses. As a faculty member of the College of Nursing at Kent State University, Trumbull Campus, I have been a mentor and preceptor for many advanced practice nursing students and a honors advisor to a number of BSN students.

    I have been a member of the Ohio and American Nurses Association for the past 34 years. I am currently on the Board of Directors at ONA and I am the second vice president of District Three, ONA. I love teaching students about critical care nursing, health policy and professional nursing development. My favorite part of being a nurse and a teacher is making a difference in the lives of others, both patients and students.

    Courses

    • NURS 30035 - Nursing of Adults
    • NURS 40010 - Nursing of the Critically Ill
    • NURS 40005 - Professional Nursing Development
    • NURS 40872 - Introduction to Evidence Based Practice
    • NURS 46000 - Health Care Policy
    • NURS 31095 - Ethics in Nursing Care

    Education

    DNP, Kent State University, 2018
    MSN, Youngstown State University, 2006
    BSN, Youngstown State University, 2003
    Diploma, St. Francis School of Nursing, 1985

    Publications

    • Severino, G. M. (2018). To Tweet or Not to Tweet: The Professional Nurse and Social Media (Powerpoint Slides). Retrieved from https://nursing.kent.edu/precepted
    • Severino, G. M. (2016). What you should know about the Ohio Nurse Practice Act: Registered Nurses in Ohio (Powerpoint Slides). Retrieved from https://nursing.kent.edu/precepted
    • Severino, G. M. (2004). ANA Handle with Care [Brochure]. Retrieved from http://healthandwellness.vanderbilt.edu/files/ohcSPHHandleWithCare.
    • Contributor to District Three Practice Pearls, ONA Newsletter, (March 2014, Dec. 2014, May 2014, Sept. 2015, 2017, 2018 and February 2019)

    Affiliations

    • Ohio Nurses Association
    • American Nurses Association
    • National League for Nursing
    • Sigma Theta Tau International

    Awards/Achievements

    • 2017 Induction into the Ohio Nurses Association Cornelius Congress Ohio Nurses Association
    • 2017 Excellence in Nursing Practice Advanced Practice, Ohio Nurses Association
    • 2016 Excellence in Nursing, Ohio Nurses Association, District Three
    • 2015 DAISY Faculty Award Honorable Mention, Kent State University College of Nursing
    • 2015 Nurses Make a Difference, Ohio Nurses Association, District Three
    • 2011 Excellence in Nursing Award, Ohio Nurses Association, District Three
    • 2011 Excellence in Nursing Education Award, Ohio Nurses Association, District Three
    • 2010 Making a Difference in a Students Life, Kent State University office of the Provost
    • 2009 Excellence in Nursing Research Award, Ohio Nurses Association, District Three
    • 2005 Alice Tod Award for Academic Excellence Forum Health Women’s Board
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    Kent, OH 44242-0001

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    330-672-7930 nursing@kent.edu
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