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

    College of Nursing
    Professor and Graduate Coordinator
    Campus:
    Kent
    Office Location:
    Henderson Hall
    Contact Information
    Email:
    tsaunder@kent.edu
    Phone:
    330-672-8773

    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

    Expertise

    Long Term Care
    Acute Care Nursing
    Clinical Nurse Specialist
    Nurse Educator
    Gerontological nursing
    Perinatal Loss and Geriatrics

    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
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      800 E. Summit St.
      Kent, OH 44242

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