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

College of Nursing

Nurse Educator Coordinator & Senior Lecturer

Campus:

Kent

Office Location:

376

Contact Information

Email:

tsaunder@kent.edu

Phone:

330-672-8773

Fax:

330-672-5003

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

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

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