Tracy L. Gidden, MSN, APRN, PPCNP-BC, CNE

College of Nursing

Senior Lecturer

Campus:

Kent

Office Hours:

Monday - 0830-1630 Tuesday - By Appointment

Contact Information

Email:

tgidden@kent.edu

Phone:

330-672-8777

Fax:

330-672-1564

Personal Website:

https://www.linkedin.com/pub/tracy-gidden/65/167/9a4

Biography

I am a certified Primary Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner as well as a Certified Nurse Educator. I have 32 years of experience as a nurse, and I am in my 18th year of teaching at Kent State University College of Nursing.

Courses

NURS 30020 - Healthcare of Children
NURS 40045 - Integration of Leadership and Management in Nursing Practicum
NURS 60170 - Pediatric Assessment for Advanced Practice Nurses
NURS 60270 - Pediatric Nurse Practitioner I
NURS 61792 - Pediatric Assessment for Advanced Practice Nurse Practicum
NURS 62792 - Pediatric Nurses Practitioner 1 Practicum

Education

Post-Master's Certificate, Nurse Educator, Kent State University, 2008
MSN, Nurse Practitioner, Kent State University, 1996
BSN, Kent State University, 1988

Expertise

Pediatric Primary Care Nursing Breastfeeding Advanced Practice Nursing Nursing Education

Publications

Gidden, Tracy L. & Lewis, Lory A. (2017) Safe Sleep/Reading Patient Education Handout. Virginia Henderson Global Nursing e-Repository. Retrieved from http://www.nursinglibrary.org/vhl/handle/10755/621209
Taft, S., Perkowski, T., Martin, L. (2015). A framework for evaluating class size in online education. http://olc.onlinelearningconsortium.org/effective_practices/evaluating-class-size-online-education
Taft, S., Perkowski, T., Martin, L. (2011). A framework for evaluating class size in online education. Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 12(3), 181-197.
Perkowski, T. (1997). Breastfeeding success of premature infants: It is possible! Mother Baby Journal, 2(2), 15-21.

Affiliations

Sigma Theta Tau International

National League for Nursing

Awards/Achievements

Ribbons and Badges, Chapter Leader, Circle Contributor - Sigma Theta Tau, Delta Xi Chapter
2008, 17th Annual Founders Scholars Ball favorite faculty member as named by a senior Founders Scholar, Kent State University
2007, Graduate's Applause Certificate of Achievement, Kent State University