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

College of Nursing

Senior Lecturer

Campus:

Kent

Office Location:

365 Henderson Hall

Office Hours:

Monday - 0830-1630 Tuesday - By Appointment

Contact Information

Email:

tgidden@kent.edu

Phone:

330-672-8777

Fax:

330-672-1564

Personal Website:

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

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