Tina Saunders MSN, RN, CNE, GCNS-BC
College of Nursing
Nurse Educator Coordinator & Senior Lecturer
Campus:
Kent
Office Location:
376
Biography
I have been a faculty member of the College of Nursing at Kent State University since 2006. I teach undergraduate and graduate level courses in the RN-to-BSN program and Adult Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist and Nurse Educator MSN program concentrations. I have served on several committees, task forces, and in leadership positions within the College of Nursing. 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 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
Education
Post MSN Nursing Education Certificate, Kent State University, 2008
MSN, Kent State University 2004
BSN, Youngstown State University 2000
Publications
- 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
Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association
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